Meanings
nounconnective tissue (countable and uncountable, plural connective tissues)
plural connective tissues
- countableuncountableanatomyA type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
- countablefigurativelyuncountableA framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected.
Translations
Afrikaans bindweefsel
- bindweefseltype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Arabic نسيج ضام
- نسيج ضامtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Basque ehun konektibo
- ehun konektibotype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Bulgarian съединителна тъкан
- съединителна тъкан (săedinitelna tăkan)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Catalan teixit conjuntiu
- teixit conjuntiutype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Chinese Mandarin 結締組織 /结缔组织
- 結締組織 /结缔组织 (jiédì zǔzhī)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Czech pojivová tkáň
- pojivová tkáňtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Danish bindevæv
- bindevævtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Dutch bindweefsel
- bindweefseltype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Esperanto konektiva histo
- konektiva histotype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Finnish sidekudos
- sidekudostype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
French tissu conjonctif
- tissu conjonctiftype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
German Bindegewebe
- Bindegewebetype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Greek συνδετικός ιστός
- συνδετικός ιστός (syndetikós istós)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Hebrew רקמת חיבור
- רקמת חיבורtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Hungarian kötőszövet
- kötőszövettype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Irish fíochán tacaíochta
- fíochán tacaíochtatype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Italian tessuto connettivo
- tessuto connettivotype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Japanese 結合組織
- 結合組織 (ketsugou soshiki)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Korean 결합 조직
- 결합 조직 (gyeolhap jojik)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Latin textus connectivus
- textus connectivustype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Lithuanian jungiamasis audinys
- jungiamasis audinystype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Norwegian støttevev
- støttevevtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Persian بافت همبند
- بافت همبندtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Polish tkanka łączna
- tkanka łącznatype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Portuguese tecido conjuntivo
- tecido conjuntivotype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Romanian țesut conjunctiv
- țesut conjunctivtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Russian соедини́тельная ткань
- соедини́тельная ткань (sojedinítelʹnaja tkanʹ)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Spanish tejido conjuntivo
- tejido conjuntivotype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Swedish bindväv
- bindvävtype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Thai เนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพัน
- เนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพัน (nʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉa-gìao-pan)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Turkish bağ doku
- bağ dokutype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Ukrainian сполучна тканина
- сполучна тканина (spolučna tkanyna)type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Vietnamese mô liên kết
- mô liên kếttype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Welsh meinwe gyswllt
- meinwe gyswllttype of tissue that binds other tissue systems
Cite this entry
APA
connective tissue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connective%20tissue
MLA
“connective tissue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connective%20tissue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connective tissue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connective%20tissue.
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