Term Name: parenchyma
Synonyms:
Definition: functional part of an organ in the body. This is in contrast to the stroma, which refers to the structural tissue of organs, being exactly, connective tissues.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000353]

Relationships
is a type of: organ part
has subtype: liver left lobe parenchyma liver parenchyma liver right lobe parenchyma lung parenchyma pancreas body parenchyma pancreas head parenchyma pancreas tail parenchyma parenchyma of central nervous system parenchyma of mammary gland parenchyma of pancreas parenchyma of parathyroid gland parenchyma of spleen parenchyma of thyroid gland pineal parenchyma pulmonary alveolar parenchyma renal parenchyma
disjoint_from: stroma