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Also 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.

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