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Apoptosis
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Programmed cell death
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Adipocyte
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Fat storage cell
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Canaliculus
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Small canal or channel
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Chondrocyte
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Mature, nondividing cartilage cell
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Cutaneous
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Relating to the skin
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Endocrine
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Hormonal secretions that are transported by the circulation
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Exocrine
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Glandular secretions delivered to an apical or luminar surface through a duct
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Fibroblast
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Large flat. Connective tissue cells with tapered ends that produce the fibers and ground substance components of the extracellular matrix
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Matrix
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Surrounding substance within which cells or structures are contained or embedded..
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Mesenchyme
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An embryonic connective tissue
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Metaplasia
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Abnormal change in a tissue
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Mucin
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An often protective secretion containing carbohydrate rich glycoprotein
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Osteocyte
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Bone cell in a lacuna
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Osteon
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Functional unit of compact bone tissue also called a harvesian system
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Perichondrium
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Layer of dense irregular connective tissue around the surface or cartilage
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Serous
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Producing a sus stance that has a watery consistency
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