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 con·nec·tive tissue /kəˌnɛktɪv-/ 名詞
 結締組織

 Con·junc·tive a.
 1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
 2. Closely united. [Obs.]
 Conjunctive mood Gram., the mood which follows a conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive mood.
 Conjunctive tissue Anat., the tissue found in nearly all parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase.
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 connective tissue
      n : tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen
          fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills
          spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments