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tissue
[ tish-ooor, especially British, tis-yoo ]
noun
- Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes:
cleansing tissue; toilet tissue.
- an interwoven or interconnected series or mass:
a tissue of falsehoods.
- a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made.
- a woven fabric, especially one of light or gauzy texture, originally woven with gold or silver:
a blouse of a delicate tissue.
verb (used with object)
- to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often followed by off ):
Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed.
- to weave, especially with threads of gold and silver.
tissue
/ ˈtɪʃuː; ˈtɪsjuː /
noun
- a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having a similar structure and function
connective tissue
nerve tissue
- a thin piece of soft absorbent paper, usually of two or more layers, used as a disposable handkerchief, towel, etc
- See tissue paper
- an interwoven series
a tissue of lies
- a woven cloth, esp of a light gauzy nature, originally interwoven with threads of gold or silver
verb
- rare.to weave into tissue
- to decorate or clothe with tissue or tissue paper
tissue
- A large mass of similar cells that make up a part of an organism and perform a specific function. The internal organs and connective structures (including bone and cartilage) of vertebrates, and cambium, xylem, and phloem in plants are made up of different types of tissue.
Other Word Forms
- پs· adjective
- پs· adjective
- t·پsܱ adjective
- ܲ·پsܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tissue1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tissue1
Example Sentences
Some of the tissue that has held us together and kept us alive is already necrotic.
After digging deep lesions with their powerful maggot jaws, anchoring themselves inside them with their external spikes, screwworm larvae feed on the living flesh, working their way to deeper tissues like the muscles.
"Then in the spring, before you start to collect the water into the live tissue, there is a period where it's very flammable."
Through a nine-hour mastectomy with reconstructive surgery that carved through fear and tissue.
Many plants absorb the toxin into their tissues, which makes it dangerous to eat root vegetables or leafy greens growing in lead-laced soil.
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