• The secretory cells are in close association ( or are intimately connected ) with blood vessels.
• Each of these components bears an intimate relation to ( or is intimately related to ) every other.
• The secretory cells are in close association ( or are intimately connected ) with blood vessels.
• Each of these components bears an intimate relation to ( or is intimately related to ) every other.
Циммерман М., Веденеева К.. Русско-Английский научно-технический словарь переводчика. Russian-English scientific dictionary for translators. 2012