animal tissue

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Noun

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animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animalsanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementchalaza - one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shellembryonic tissue - tissue in an embryocoronet - margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoofepithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the bodytissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and functionflesh - the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fatcapillary bed - a layer of tissue densely packed with capillariesparenchyma - animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vesselsinterstitial tissue - tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animaladipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligamentslymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue - tissue making up the lymphatic systemcartilage, gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adultserectile tissue - vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigidmuscular tissue, muscle - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cellsfibrous tissue - tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plantsnerve tissue, nervous tissue - tissue composed of neuronsgingiva, gum - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teethlens cortex, cortex - the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleusflap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the bodytissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plantscortex - the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animalmedulla - the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animalmatrix - the formative tissue at the base of a nailgraft, transplant - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipientstroma - the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)