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Parenchyma vs Intraparenchymal - What's the difference?

parenchyma | intraparenchymal |

As a noun parenchyma

is the functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.

As an adjective intraparenchymal is

(anatomy) within the parenchyma.

parenchyma

Noun

  • The functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.
  • (botany) The ground tissue making up most of the non-woody parts of a plant.
  • Coordinate terms

    *chlorenchyma *collenchyma *merenchyma *sclerenchyma

    Derived terms

    *parenchymatous

    intraparenchymal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Within the parenchyma