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DictionarySeemucoidmucous connective tissue
mucous connective tissue[′myü·kəs kə′nek·tiv ′tish·ü] (histology) A type of loose connective tissue in which the ground substance is especially prominent and soft; occurs in the umbilical cord. mucous connective tissue
mu·cous con·nec·tive tis·suea type of connective tissue little differentiated beyond the mesenchymal stage; its ground substance of proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, and glycoproteins is abundant and contains fine collagenous fibers and fibroblasts; in its most characteristic form, it appears in the umbilical cord as Wharton jelly. Synonym(s): gelatinous tissuemu·cous con·nec·tive tissue (myū'kŭs kŏn-ek'tiv tish'ū) A type of connective tissue little differentiated beyond the mesenchymal stage; its ground substance of glycoproteins is abundant and contains fine collagenous fibers and fibroblasts; in its most characteristic form, it appears in the umbilical cord as Wharton jelly. |