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Parenchyma

This article is about parenchyma in animals including humans. For information specific to plants, see Ground tissue § Parenchyma.
Not to be confused with Paronychium.
Lung parenchyma showing damage due to large subpleural bullae.

Parenchyma (/pəˈrɛŋkɪmə/)[1][2] is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour. In zoology, it is the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. In botany, it is some layers in the cross-section of the leaf.[3]

  1. ^ "Parenchyma". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. ^ "Parenchyma". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "Leaf Structure & Evolution".

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