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tissue

[ tish-ooor, especially British, tis-yoo ]

noun

  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. any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes:

    cleansing tissue; toilet tissue.

  3. an interwoven or interconnected series or mass:

    a tissue of falsehoods.

  4. a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made.
  5. 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)

, tis·sued, tis·su·ing.
  1. to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often followed by off ):

    Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed.

  2. to weave, especially with threads of gold and silver.

tissue

/ ˈtɪʃuː; ˈtɪsjuː /

noun

  1. a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having a similar structure and function

    nerve tissue

    connective tissue

  2. a thin piece of soft absorbent paper, usually of two or more layers, used as a disposable handkerchief, towel, etc
  3. an interwoven series

    a tissue of lies

  4. a woven cloth, esp of a light gauzy nature, originally interwoven with threads of gold or silver


verb

  1. rare.
    to weave into tissue
  2. to decorate or clothe with tissue or tissue paper

tissue

/ tĭsho̅o̅ /

  1. 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.


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Other Words From

  • tissu·al adjective
  • tissu·ey adjective
  • inter·tissued adjective
  • un·tissued adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tissue1

1325–75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, noun use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tissue1

C14: from Old French tissu woven cloth, from tistre to weave, from Latin texere

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Example Sentences

That means there’s a risk of T-cells targeting the wrong cells and causing serious damage to healthy tissue.

The tissue, which carries genes for color spliced in by scientists at Australia’s scientific research agency, CSIRO, is only the first step, but it’s a promising one.

As light enters our eyes, it first heads through a tough outer tissue called the cornea.

Certain environments can provide the right conditions to preserve soft tissues, she says.

Building new tissue isn’t the only thing the technology can do.

Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.

She dabbed them with a tissue and continued without ceremony.

Among them were some horrifying images of severe damage to nasal tissue caused by a child lodging a button battery in her nose.

They can corrode through whatever human tissue they contact if swallowed or stuck into an orifice, sometimes in a matter of hours.

Must both ovarian and testicular tissue be present for a person to be “counted”?

A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

Even slight familiarity with the microscopic structure of vegetable tissue will prevent the chagrin of such errors.

They robed her in white with a thin lining-edge of crimson, and threw over her shining hair a veil of tissue.

There are acids that completely dissolve bone tissue and even clothing but circumstances usually reveal these crimes.

Upon such a tissue of conjectural absurdities the wonderful opinion of the immortality of the soul is built.

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