0 the strong material that supports and connects the organs in the body and is also found in the joints (= places where two bones are connected)
Gently tease apart some muscular fibers, noting that they are attached to each other by connective tissue.
It is composed mainly of fibrous connective tissue and is dense, opaque, and tough.
Scrape meat with knife from lean beef cut from round until nothing but connective tissue is left.
The ground-substance is in small amount in connective tissues proper, and is obscured by a mass of fibers.
The inner coat consists of a delicate lining of flat cells resting upon a thin layer of connective tissue.
Connective tissue was cleaned from the eye with forceps and scissors.
In this way, circulation spaces become the vital connective tissue of these new schools, rather than a hinterland of vandalism and bullying.
More recent studies question this conclusion, demonstrating that elastin is localized to specific regions of the cervix, and not dispersed throughout the connective tissue stroma.
