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Parenchyma
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
The
functional
tissue
of an
organ
as
distinguished
from the
connective
and
supporting
tissue
.
●
In Botany, Animal tissues & Plant tissues:
The
cellular
tissue
,
typically
soft
and
succulent
, found
chiefly
in the
softer
parts
of
leaves
,
pulp
of
fruits
,
bark
and
pith
of
stems
, etc.
●
In Zoology:
Cellular
tissue
lying
between the body
wall
and the
organs
of
invertebrate
animals
lacking
a
coelom
, such as flatworms.
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Origin
parenchyma
English
παρέγχυμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Antonyms
Stroma
Related
Tissue
Epithelium
Stroma
Epidermis
Tissues
Mucosa
Endothelium
Cells
Tubules
Vasculature
Xylem
Submucosa
Phloem
Necrosis
Dermis
Tumor
Capillaries
Mesenchyme
Lumen
Lesion
Cortex
Cambium
Cytoplasm
Sclerenchyma
Papillary
Stromal
Cyst
Myocardium
Pericarp
Fascia
Myometrium
Nodule
Thickening
Lesions
Lamina
Liver
Perivascular
Carcinoma
Stem
Vascular
Medulla
Adenocarcinoma
Cavity
Pleura
Pulp
Fibroblasts
Tumour
Hyphae
Septa
Villi
Ovary
Connective Tissue
White Matter
Blood Vessels
Basement Membrane
Bone Marrow
Vascular Tissue
Renal Cortex
Lamina Propria
Soft Tissue
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