Preferred Label : Portion of connective tissue;
FMA definition : Tissue which consists of fibroblasts, osteocytes or chondrocytes and intercellular
matrix produced by these cells. Examples: bone (tissue), dense regular elastic tissue,
areolar tissue, neuroglia, adipose tissue.;
Synonyme FMA : Connective tissue;
Origin ID : 9640;
UMLS CUI : C0009780;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
RADLEX concept(s)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Tissue which consists of fibroblasts, osteocytes or chondrocytes and intercellular
matrix produced by these cells. Examples: bone (tissue), dense regular elastic tissue,
areolar tissue, neuroglia, adipose tissue.