The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.
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Resembling albumin.
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Containing or resembling collagen.
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Containing or resembling collagen.
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The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…
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A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
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Cartilage. See Cartilage.
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A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
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A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
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