MUCINOUS TISSUE
\mjˈuːsɪnəs tˈɪʃuː], \mjˈuːsɪnəs tˈɪʃuː], \m_j_ˈuː_s_ɪ_n_ə_s t_ˈɪ_ʃ_uː]\
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Connective t., such as that in the umbilical cord of the fetus, consisting of an abundant jellylike albuminous ground substance, in which are imbedded numerous round and branched, anastomosing cells and comparatively few white and elastic connective t. fibers.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.