(n)tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
[しんこうせいこつかせいせんいいけいせいしょう, shinkouseikotsukaseisen'iikeiseishou](n) fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue); FOP[Add to Longdo]