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AREOLAR TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("areolar tissue" is a kind of...):
connective tissue (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)