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parenchyma (pә-reng´kĭ-mә)   the essential or functional elements of an organ, as distinguished from its framework, which is called the stroma. adj., paren´chymal, parenchym´atous., adj.
 

parenchyma of prostate  glandular substance consisting of small compound tubulosaccular or tubuloalveolar glands, making up the bulk of the prostate; it is surrounded by muscular substance and permeated by muscular strands.

renal parenchyma  the functional tissue of the kidney, consisting of the nephrons.





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