loose connective tissue
Irregular connective tissue, the intercellular matrix of which contains a sparse irregular network of collagen and elastic fiber bundles. Examples: areolar tissue, neuroglial tissue, mucoid tissue. [ FMA:19783 ]
Synonyms: textus connectivus collagenosus laxus, textus connectivus laxus
Term info
- FMA:19783
- Wikipedia:Loose_connective_tissue
- NCIT:C33007
- UMLS:C1253917 (ncithesaurus:Loose_Connective_Tissue)
uberon
UBERON:0011825
loose connective tissue, Loose connective tissue