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parenchyma
Sign in to saveAlso known as parenchymal tissue, parenchymal tissues
thumb|upright=1.6|Lung parenchyma showing damage due to large subpleural Focal lung pneumatosis|bullae.
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- Etymology
- Structure
- Brain
- Lungs
- Liver
- Kidneys
- Tumors
- Flatworms
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thumb|upright=1.6|Lung parenchyma showing damage due to large subpleural Focal lung pneumatosis|bullae.
Parenchyma () is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ such as the brain or lungs, or a structure such as a tumour. In zoology, it is the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. In botany, it is some layers in the cross-section of the leaf.