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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.
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.
EXPANDa piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made.
6.
COLLAPSEa 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)
7.
to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often followed by off): Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed.
8.
to weave, especially with threads of gold and silver.
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Tissues
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, noun use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere
1325–75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, noun use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere
Related forms
tis·su·al, adjective
tis·su·ey, adjective
in·ter·tis·sued, adjective
un·tis·sued, adjective
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Word Origin & History
tissue
mid-14c., "band or belt of rich material," from O.Fr. tissu "a ribbon, headband, belt of woven material" (c.1200), noun use of tissu "woven, interlaced," pp. of tistre "to weave," from L. texere "weave" (see texture). The biological sense is first recorded 1831, from Fr.,
EXPANDintroduced c.1800 by Fr. anatomist Marie-François-Xavier Bichal (1771-1802). Tissue-paper is from 1777, supposedly so called because it was made to be placed between tissues to protect them. Meaning "piece of absorbent paper used as a handkerchief" is from 1929.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
tissue  (tĭsh' ) Pronunciation Key
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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