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Definition
Adipose tissue   Fatty or fatlike  
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Aponeurosis   Flattend sheet of white, fibrous connective tissue; holds one muscle to another or to the periosteum  
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Areolar tissue   A type of connective tissue that surrounds various organs and supports both nerve and blood vessels  
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Bactericidal   Causing the death of bacteria  
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Calcify   To deposit mineral salts  
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Cardiac muscle   Muscle of the heart  
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Cartilage   White, semiopaque, non vascular connective tissue  
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Collagen   Fibrous protein occurring in bone and cartilage  
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Connective tissue   Cells whose intracellular secretions (Matrix) support and connects the organs and tissues of the body  
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Elastin    
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  Elasticlike fibers found in connective tissues  
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Epithelial tissue   Protects the body by covering external and internal surfaces  
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Fascia   Band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering or binding and supporting muscles  
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Gastric mucosa   Mucosa that lines the stomach  
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Graft   To transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue  
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Granulation   Tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound; granules consists of newly-formed capillaries and fibroblast  
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Hyaline   Type of cartilage that forms the skeleton of the embryo  
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Intestinal mucosa   Lines the small and large intestines  
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Ligament   A band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or supporting organs  
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Membrane   I thin layer of tissue that covers a surface or divides an organ  
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Mucosa   Mucous membrane  
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Mucous membrane   Type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that lead to the outside of the body  
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Muscle tissue   Contains cell material that has the ability to contract and move the body  
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Nervous tissue   Compound of two types of cells,neurogila and neutrons, that react to stimuli and conduct an impulse  
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Osseous (bone) tissue   Bony; composed of or resembling bone  
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Parietal membrane   Lining of a body cavity  
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Pericardial membrane   Lining of the heart cavity  
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Peritoneal membrane   Serous membrane lining of abdominal cavity; also referred to as peritoneum  
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Pleural membrane   Serous membrane protecting the lungs and the lining of internal surface of thoracic cavity; also called pleura  
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Primary repair   Repair of epithelial tissue when no infection is present; new epithelial cells push themselves up toward the skin surface to repair the damage  
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Respiratory mucosa   Lining of the respiratory passages  
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Scab   Dried capillary fluid that seals a wound  
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Secondary repair   Repair of a wound with small or large tissue loss  
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Serosa   Name given to a double walled serous membrane  
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Serous fluid   (1) normal lymph fluid; (2) thin, watery body fluid  
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Serous membrane   Double-walled membrane that produces serious fluid  
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Skeletal muscle   Muscle attached to a bone or bones of a skeleton that AIDS and body movements, also known as voluntary and striated muscle  
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Suture   (1) a line of connection or closure between bones, as in a cranial suture; (2) in surgery, I find thread-like catgut or silk used to repair or close a wound  
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Synovial membrane   Double layer of connective tissue that lines joint cavities and produces synovial fluid  
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Tendon   Cord or fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure  
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Visceral membrane   The membrane covering each organ in a body cavity  
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