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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In particular, Kanade’s work has been notably helpful in building robotic cameras and tools that will move inside the body’s tissues and blood vessels.
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John Werner, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease — a rare, neurodegenerative disorder caused by misfolded proteins, called prions, that damage brain tissue.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The pot shattered, severing tissue and nerves in Treinen’s thumb.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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John Werner, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease — a rare, neurodegenerative disorder caused by misfolded proteins, called prions, that damage brain tissue.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The pot shattered, severing tissue and nerves in Treinen’s thumb.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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