| Pronunciation: | | 'kâlujun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling |
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| | See Also: | | albuminoid, bone, cartilage, connective tissue, gristle, os, scleroprotein, sinew, tendon |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Col"la*gen\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of
tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it
becomes gelatin or glue.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A fibrous protein found in cartilage and other connective tissue. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A fibrous protein that makes up a major part of connective tissue. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | the organic fraction of bone as distinct from the mineral or carbonate portion. Can be dated by the C-14 method. |
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