tissue
noun
tis·sue
ˈti-(ˌ)shü 
chiefly British ˈtis-(ˌ)yü
1
: a piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
2
: an aggregate of cells usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal
Examples of tissue in a Sentence
She wiped her nose with a tissue.
a sample of brain tissue
The drug can damage the body's tissues.
a box wrapped in tissue
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How pig kidneys can work in humans The challenge with this type of transplant is that the human body often rejects foreign tissue.
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Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
But only around eight plesiosaurs have ever been found with some of their soft tissue still preserved—and many are housed in museums that don’t want to see the flesh destroyed for the sake of research.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Standard chemotherapy can be toxic to healthy tissue as well as cancer cells, leading to sometimes severe side effects.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Manganese is also involved in skeletal health by regulating the activity of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, specialized cells that build up and break down bone tissue, respectively.6
Manganese is also required to produce collagen, a major component of bone tissue and your skin.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
But only around eight plesiosaurs have ever been found with some of their soft tissue still preserved—and many are housed in museums that don’t want to see the flesh destroyed for the sake of research.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Standard chemotherapy can be toxic to healthy tissue as well as cancer cells, leading to sometimes severe side effects.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Manganese is also involved in skeletal health by regulating the activity of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, specialized cells that build up and break down bone tissue, respectively.6
Manganese is also required to produce collagen, a major component of bone tissue and your skin.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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tissue
noun
tis·sue
ˈtish-ü
1
: a fine lightweight fabric
2
: a piece of soft absorbent paper
3
: a mass or layer of cells usually of one kind together with the uniting or enclosing substance around and between them that form the basic structural materials of a plant or an animal compare connective tissue
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