[tish-oo or, especially Brit., tis-yoo] 
noun, verb, -sued, -su⋅ing.| 1. | Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism. |
| 2. | tissue paper. |
| 3. | any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes: cleansing tissue; toilet tissue. |
| 4. | an interwoven or interconnected series or mass: a tissue of falsehoods. |
| 5. | a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made. |
| 6. | a woven fabric, esp. one of light or gauzy texture, originally woven with gold or silver: a blouse of a delicate tissue. |
| 7. | to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often fol. by off): Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed. |
| 8. | to weave, esp. with threads of gold and silver. |
| tis·sue (tĭsh'ōō) n.
[Middle English tissu, a rich kind of cloth, from Old French, from past participle of tistre, to weave, from Latin texere; see teks- in Indo-European roots.] tis'su·ey adj., tis'su·lar adj. |
tissue tis·sue (tĭsh'&oomacr;)
n.
An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform specific functions in the body. There are four basic types of tissue: muscle, nerve, epithelial, and connective.
tissue
in physiology, a level of organization in multicellular organisms; it consists of a group of structurally and functionally similar cells and their intercellular material.
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