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collagenous

  • a word derived from collagen.
    collagen
    noun
    any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.

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They are composed of approximately 80 percent collagenous fibers with the remainder consisting of elastic fibers and endothelium.

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Along with the collagenous fibers are large numbers of elastic fibers that appear as wavy lines in prepared slides.

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It is built upon a framework of collagenous fibers, plus the blood vessels that supply the myocardium and the nerve fibers that help regulate the heart.

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Damage to this endothelial lining and exposure of blood to the collagenous fibers beneath is one of the primary causes of clot formation.

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This output is chiefly obtained from food rich in nucleins and in collagenous matters, i.e. young white meats, eggs, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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