stroma
Organ's supportive matrix
Stroma is the supportive tissue or framework of an organ, as distinct from the functional tissue it contains.
In biology, it refers specifically to the fluid-filled interior of chloroplasts where certain photosynthesis reactions occur, or to the connective tissue forming the matrix of organs like the ovary or thyroid.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts: The tumor had invaded the surrounding stroma.
Temporary elevated work structure
- meshworkInterlaced strand structure
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- networkInterconnected system
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
reticulum · infrastructure · substrate · interstitial · structural support · architecture · trabecular · parenchyma
Thin structural plate
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- plastidPlant cell organelle
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
Fiber-producing connective cell
- collagenStructural body protein
- ground substanceExtracellular amorphous material
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
- areolarFull of tiny cavities
basement membrane · submucosa · elastin · hyaluronic acid · vascularization
Fibrous tissue proliferation around neoplasms
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
scaffold
Temporary elevated work structure
lattice · reticulum · infrastructure · substrate · interstitial · structural support · architecture · trabecular · parenchyma
lamella
Thin structural plate
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- plastidPlant cell organelle
fibroblast
Fiber-producing connective cell
- collagenStructural body protein
- ground substanceExtracellular amorphous material
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
areolar · basement membrane · submucosa · elastin · hyaluronic acid · vascularization
desmoplasia
Fibrous tissue proliferation around neoplasms
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- mycologymycology, mushroom, toadstool, mycelium, mycorrhizae
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- body tissuestissue, connective tissue, muscle, bone, cartilage
- eye anatomyeyeball, cornea, iris, retina, pupil