Term Name: | dense regular connective tissue |
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Synonyms: | dense fibrous connective tissue, dense regular collagenous connective tissue, dense regular collagenous tissue, regular dense connective tissue, typus regularis (textus connectivus collagenosus compactus) |
Definition: | Connective tissue that is dominated by collagen fibres organized into a definitive pattern (e.g., parallel to one another), with comparatively fewer cells (mostly fibroblasts). |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0007846] |