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parenchyma
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,botany
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)This vessel could be followed to the parenchyma where it directly provided bronchial arterial blood to the alveolar capillary_bed ( figs. 17 , 18 ) . For_example , the marked susceptibility of the monkey to respiratory infection might be related_to its delicate , long alveolar ducts and short , large bronchioles situated within a parenchyma entirely lacking in protective supportive tissue barriers such_as those found in types 1 , and 3 , . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The parenchyma was slightly hyperemic in the apex of the left lung , and there were several firm , gray , fibrocalcific nodules measuring as large as 3 mm. . Microscopically , there was hyperemia of the central veins , and there was some atrophy of adjacent parenchyma . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany,zoology) the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
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