connective tissue

1. 1.

   tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments

   Broaderanimal tissue

   Narrowerskinareolar tissuebonemarrowelastic tissueendoneuriumligamentperineuriumperimysiumtendon

   Partshistiocytematrixmast cell

Questions about connective tissue

What does connective tissue mean?

connective tissue means "tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments".

Is connective tissue a common word?

connective tissue is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.