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Meaning of connective tissue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/

Definitions

  1. A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
    countable, uncountable
  2. A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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