Meaning | A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling. |
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Broader | scleroprotein, albuminoid | A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
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Substance of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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cartilage, gristle | tough / tough elastic tissue |
connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells |
tendon, sinew | A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
Spanish | colágeno |
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Catalan | col·lagen |
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Adjectives | collagenous, collagenic | relating to or consisting of collagen |
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