Tissue
nerve Tissue
nerve tis·sue
Subclass of:
Body tissue
Definitions related to nerve tissue:
  • Differentiated tissue of the central nervous system composed of NERVE CELLS, fibers, DENDRITES, and specialized supporting cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The tissue that generates and conducts electrical signals in the body. It contains the neurons.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (portion of neural tissue) Portion of tissue which consists of neurons, neuroglia and vasculature. Examples: Neural tissue of brain, neural tissue of peripheral ganglion, neural tissue of nerve.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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