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ground substance

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ground substance
n.
1. The amorphous intercellular material in which the cells and fibers of connective tissue are embedded, composed of proteoglycans, plasma constituents, metabolites, water, and ions present between cells and fibers. Also called matrix.
2. See hyaloplasm.
ground substance,
n See matrix.
ground substance, of bone,
n a major component of bone consisting of proteoglycans that contain chondroitin sulfate and hydroxyapatite. More recently called
intercellular substance.
ground substance
the amorphous, gel-like material in which connective tissue cells and fibers are embedded.
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