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adj. - Relating to or consisting of an insoluble fibrous protein that occurs in vertebrates as the chief constituent of the fibrils of connective tissue

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  • IF LAST YEAR'S CHRISTMAS ROAST wasn't a perfectly succulent specimen, chances are your cooking technique did not denature the meat's collagenous tissue while also...
  • Lymphocytic colitis was diagnosed in 12 (9\%) patientsand collagenous colitis.
  • Authors found lymphocytic colitis as 4 times more frequent than collagenous colitis in those patients.
  • It consists of fine colorless fibers embedded in a transparent matrix (the matrix may be a variety of soft keratin), of a soft collagenous, semisolid character with...
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