Phrase guide

connective tissue

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/
  • General-American: [khəˈnektɪv thɪ.ʃjuːw]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A 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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal tissue

Narrower terms: skin, tegument, cutis, areolar tissue, bone, os, marrow, bone marrow, elastic tissue, endoneurium, ligament, perineurium, perimysium, tendon, sinew, submucosa, fascia, facia, scar tissue, granulation, granulation tissue

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bindweefsel — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Arabic: نسيج ضام — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Armenian: շարակցական հյուսվածքի (šarakcʻakan hyusvackʻi) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Basque: ehun konektibo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Bulgarian: съединителна тъкан (sǎedinitelna tǎkan) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Catalan: teixit conjuntiu — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結締組織 /结缔组织 (jiédì zǔzhī) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Czech: pojivová tkáň — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Danish: bindevæv — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Dutch: bindweefsel — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Esperanto: konektiva histo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Finnish: sidekudos — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • French: tissu conjonctif — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Galician: tecido conxuntivo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • German: Bindegewebe — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Greek: συνδετικός ιστός (syndetikós istós) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Hebrew: רקמת חיבור — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Hungarian: kötőszövet — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Irish: fíochán tacaíochta — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Italian: tessuto connettivo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Japanese: 結合組織 (ketsugou soshiki) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Korean: 결합 조직 (gyeolhap jojik) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Northern Kurdish: bestereşane — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Latin: textus connectivus — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Lithuanian: jungiamasis audinys — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Low German: Binngeweev — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Macedonian: сврзно ткиво (svrzno tkivo) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Norwegian: støttevev — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Persian: بافت همبند — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Polish: tkanka łączna — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Portuguese: tecido conjuntivo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Romanian: țesut conjunctiv — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Russian: соедини́тельная ткань (sojedinítelʹnaja tkanʹ) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Serbo-Croatian: везивно ткиво — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Serbo-Croatian: vezivno tkivo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Spanish: tejido conjuntivo — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Swedish: bindväv — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Telugu: సంయోజక కణజాలము (saṁyōjaka kaṇajālamu) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Thai: เนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพัน (nʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉa-gìao-pan) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Turkish: bağ doku — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Ukrainian: сполучна тканина (spolučna tkanyna) — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Vietnamese: mô liên kết — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems
  • Welsh: meinwe gyswllt — type of tissue that binds other tissue systems