connective tissue

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/, [kʰəˈnektɪv tʰɪ.ʃjuːw] === Noun === connective tissue (countable and uncountable, plural connective tissues) (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix). (figuratively) A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Coordinate terms ==== epithelium nervous tissue muscle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sinew