Definition
parenchymal
adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of parenchyma (the functional tissue of an organ, as distinct from its supporting framework)
Usage: medical/anatomical term; commonly used in pathology and clinical medicine
Examples
- The liver's parenchymal cells are responsible for most of its metabolic functions.
- Parenchymal damage from the infection was visible on the CT scan.
- The disease primarily affects parenchymal tissue in the lungs.
- Parenchymal hemorrhage can occur following severe head trauma.
- The biopsy revealed parenchymal involvement in the kidney disease.