connective tissue

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connective tissue (countable and uncountable, plural connective tissues)

  1. (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).

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