connective tissue
noun
: a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (such as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and binds together other tissues, and that includes loose and dense forms (such as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (such as cartilage and bone)
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The substance's active ingredients include hyaluronic acid – a gooey substance which is produced naturally by the body's connective tissue – and nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite, which is the primary component in bone tissue.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Marfan syndrome is a genetic aortic and vascular condition that also affects the body's connective tissue.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
For the first few projects of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC universe, the primary connective tissue is Frank Grillo.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The Monster at the End of This Book meta angle begins with promise but sputters over the next 90 minutes despite the clear connective tissue of a Frankenstein’s-monster motif, only to return at the end without sufficient transformative addition.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Marfan syndrome is a genetic aortic and vascular condition that also affects the body's connective tissue.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
For the first few projects of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC universe, the primary connective tissue is Frank Grillo.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The Monster at the End of This Book meta angle begins with promise but sputters over the next 90 minutes despite the clear connective tissue of a Frankenstein’s-monster motif, only to return at the end without sufficient transformative addition.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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connective tissue
noun
con·nec·tive tissue
kə-ˌnek-tiv- 
: a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and binds together other tissues, and that includes loose and dense forms (as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (as cartilage and bone)
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