ground substance

ground substance definition - medical

ground substance

noun
  1. The amorphous intercellular material in which the cells and fibers of connective tissue are embedded, composed of proteoglycans, plasma constituents, metabolites, water, and ions present between cells and fibers. Also called matrix.
  2. See hyaloplasm.

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