animal tissue — noun the tissue in the bodies of animals • Hypernyms: ↑tissue • Hyponyms: ↑chalaza, ↑embryonic tissue, ↑coronet, ↑epithelium, ↑epithelial tissue, ↑flesh, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Stroma — may refer to: *Stroma, Scotland, an island off the northern coast of Scotland *Stroma (animal tissue), the connective, functionally supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ *Stroma, the thick fluid found in between grana, which … Wikipedia
Stroma — The supportive framework of an organ (or gland or other structure). The stroma is usually composed of connective tissue. It is distinct from the parenchyma, which consists of the key functional elements of that same organ (or gland or other… … Medical dictionary
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
Tissue — A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer. Thus, The bone marrow is a tissue; Connective tissue… … Medical dictionary
stroma — noun (plural stromata) Etymology: New Latin stromat , stroma, from Latin, bed covering, from Greek strōmat , strōma, from stornynai to spread out more at strew Date: circa 1832 1. a. a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
connective tissue — Anat. a tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs, etc. [1880 85] * * * Tissue in the body that maintains the form of the body and its organs and provides cohesion and internal support,… … Universalium
Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
