Parenchyma

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 name for the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. In botany Parenchyma is used to refer to some layers in the cross-section of the leaf.[3]

  1. ^ "Parenchyma". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. ^ "Parenchyma". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/embryophytes/tracheophytes/leaves/#Leaf-anatomy

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