Look up: parenchyma

1. parenchyma
   A generalized cell or tissue in a plant. These cells may manufacture or store food, and can often divide or differentiate into other kinds of cells.
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2. parenchyma
   A tissue composed of living, thin-walled cells that can continue to divide even when mature; parenchyma cells usually leave intercellular spaces between them.
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3. Parenchyma
   The plant tissue consisting of cells concerned with physiological activities i.e. capable of photosynthesis or storage, as distinguished from supportive tissue.
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4. parenchyma
   [n] - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature 2. [n] - animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
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5. Parenchyma
   The tissue that performs the function of an organ as opposed to the tissue that provide support (this is called the stroma) - To give an example in the human body would assume knowledge of histology, which most visitors to this site will not have. A fair analogy would be the bicycle. The wheels, chain and pedals are the parenchyma and the frame is …
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6. Parenchyma
   Parenchyma: The key elements of an organ essential to its functioning, as distinct from the capsule that encompasses it and other supporting structures. The parenchyma is thus opposed to the connective tissue framework, or stroma, of an organ. The parenchyma of the testis consists of what are called...
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7. parenchyma
   a tissue composed of cells that are typically brick-shaped or isodiametric and have simple pits; in wood, formed a) from fusiform cambial initials by later transverse divisions of the daughter cells (axial parenchyma) or b) from ray cambial initials (ray parenchyma) Category: Botany and zoology
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8. parenchyma
   Type of unspecialised cell making up the ground tissue of plants. The cells are large and usually highly vacuolated, with thin, unlignified walls. They are often photosynthetic, in which case they may be termed chlorenchyma.
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9. Parenchyma
   Pa·ren'chy·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to pour in beside; para` beside + ... in + ... to pour: confer French parenchyme .] (Biol.) The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp...
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10. parenchyma
    <pathology> The essential elements of an organ, used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate the functional elements of an organ, as distinguished from its framework or stroma. ... Origin: Gr. = anything poured in beside ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. parenchyma
    (pә-reng´kĭ-mә) the essential or functional elements of an organ, as distinguished from its framework, which is called the stroma. adj., paren´chymal, parenchym´atous., adj. parenchyma of prostate glandular substance consisting of small compound tubulosaccular or...
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12. Parenchyma
    • (n.) The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
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13. parenchyma
    (from the article `respiratory disease`) ...to the acinus. The wall of the acinus consists of blood capillaries, and the remaining structures are extremely thin, only providing supporting ...
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14. parenchyma
    in plants, tissue typically composed of living cells that are thin-walled, unspecialized in structure, and therefore adaptable, with ... [3 related articles]
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15. parenchyma
    (Gr. 'anything poured in beside') the essential elements of an organ; used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate the functional elements of an organ, as distinguished from its framework, or stroma.
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16. parenchyma
    parenchyma 1. The key elements of an organ essential to its functioning, as distinct from the capsule that encompasses it and other supporting structures. The parenchyma is therefore opposed to the connective tissue framework, or stroma, of an organ. The parenchyma of the testis consists of what ar...
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17. Parenchyma
    Parenchyma is a term used to describe a bulk of a substance. It is used in different ways in animals and in plants. The term is New Latin, f. Greek παρέγχυμα - parenkhuma, "visceral flesh", f. παρεγχεῖν - parenkhein, "to pour in" f. para-, "beside" + en-, "in" + khein, "to pour". {wiktionary} == In animals == The paren...
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18. parenchyma
    • (BOTANY) The primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division, even when mature. These cells are often almost as broad as long, and are permeated by a system of intercellular spaces containing air. Parenchyma makes up the greater part of leave...
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19. parenchyma
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pă-reng′ki-mă Definitions: 1. The distinguishing or specific cells of a gland or organ, contained in and supported by the connective tissue framework, or stroma. 2. The endoplasm of a protozoan cell. 3. In the lung, consists of the gas-exchanging portion, ex...
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20. parenchyma
    Plant tissue composed of loosely packed, more or less spherical cells, with thin cellulose walls. Although parenchyma often has no specialized function, it is usually present in large amounts, forming a packing or ground tissue. It usually has many intercellular spaces
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21. parenchyma
    Greek para = beside or near, en = in, and chein = to pour; hence a general term to designate the functional elements of an organ, as opposed to the framework or stroma.
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22. parenchyma
    The essential or functional elements of an organ.
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