(n)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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. That which connects. Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells. [ 1913 Webster ]
[shite](prt) (1) (See からして・1, として・1, にして・1, 為る・1) by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); (2) (as 〜をして in modern Japanese) indicates patient of a causative expression; (3) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) acts as a connective; (4) (after an adverb or a particle) adds emphasis; (conj) (5) (See そして) and then[Add to Longdo]
[demonai](exp) (1) (で (connective form of だ) + も + ない) neither... nor... (with the implication that there are other "nor..." items); (2) denying explicitly one thing and also denying implicitly other things as well; (3) not like (you); not (your) usual self; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[しんこうせいこつかせいせんいいけいせいしょう, shinkouseikotsukaseisen'iikeiseishou](n) fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue); FOP[Add to Longdo]