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Word: Parenchyma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek parenkhuma ‘something poured in besides’, from para- ‘beside’ + enkhuma ‘infusion’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈrɛŋkɪmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue
Short Definition:functional tissue of organ as distinguished from connective
Examples:- the liver parenchyma
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