loose connective tissue mucoid tissue NCIT:C34213 SCTID:61115003 mucous connective tissue UMLS:C0230987 UBERON:0035438 FMA:20111 Loose connective tissue, the intercellular matrix of which consists predominantly of mucoid ground substance. Examples: Mucoid tissue of umbilical cord, mucoid tissue of vitreous body, mucoid tissue of nucleus pulposus. mucous tissue ncit restricts to umbilical cord