Preferred Label : Connective Tissue;
NCIt related terms : portion of connective tissue; textus connectivus;
NCIt definition : The supporting or framework tissue of the animal body, formed of fibrous and ground
substance with more or less numerous cells of various kinds; it is derived from the
mesenchyme, and this in turn from the mesoderm; the varieties of connective tissue
are: areolar or loose; adipose; dense, regular or irregular, white fibrous; elastic;
mucous; and lymphoid tissue; cartilage; and bone; the blood and lymph may be regarded
as connective tissues the ground substance of which is a liquid.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Supporting tissue that surrounds other tissues and organs. Specialized
connective tissue includes bone, cartilage, blood, and fat.; CDISC: The supporting or framework tissue of the body, formed of fibrous and ground
substance with a variety of cell types. The varieties of connective tissue are: areolar
or loose; adipose; dense, regular or irregular, white fibrous; elastic; mucous; lymphoid
tissue; cartilage; bone.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044013;
Origin ID : C12374;
UMLS CUI : C0009780;
False automatic mappings
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- is_associated_anatomic_site_of
- is_normal_tissue_origin_of_disease
- tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
