tissue
tis·sue (tis̸h′o̵̅o̅; chiefly Brit, tis′yo̵̅o̅)
noun
- cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze
- an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web a tissue of lies
- a piece of soft, absorbent paper, used as a disposable handkerchief, as toilet paper, etc.
- tissue paper
- a sheet of tissue paper
- Biol.
- the substance of an organic body or organ, consisting of cells and intercellular material
- any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function epithelial tissue
Etymology: ME tissu, rich cloth < OFr < pp. of tistre, to weave < L texere, to weave: see text
transitive verb -·sued, -·su·ing
- to cover with tissue
- Archaic to weave into tissue
tissue
n.
A network
web, mesh, filigree, crossing, parcel, bundle, mass, sheaf, series; see also network 2.Thin fabric
gauze, gossamer, cobwebby material, chiffon, lace, silk, webbing, scarfing; see also cloth, veil, web 1.Protective layer, especially in living organisms
film, membrane, intercellular substance, parenchyma, prosenchyma, adipose tissue, muscular tissue, vascular tissue, fibrous tissue, connective tissue, nervous tissue; see also muscle.A soft paper
facial tissue, toilet tissue, toilet paper, Kleenex (trademark).
Converse of object
- inflame: Note: This may be a slow page ( 76 Kb ) Animation 3: Gentle brushing or stroking of inflamed tissues.
- devitalise: In both cases the devitalised tissues absorb water and swell markedly.
- surround: The tests will also show if the cancer has spread to surrounding body tissues or to more distant parts of the body.
- invade: The open ends of the arteries are initially eroded by the invading trophoblastic tissues, and then later become partially blocked by cytotrophoblastic cells.
Adjective modifier
- connective: Ice to cool off that angry nest of connective tissue near your heel.
- lymphoid: There was concern about the use of brain, neural and lymphoid tissue and pituitary.
- adipose: More recently, we have set up studies of the role of adipose tissues in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.
- soft: A man was also found in his bathroom with all his soft tissue removed.
- damaged: Damaged nerve tissue Any of these may be warning signs that eye disease could develop.
- fibrous: FMS causes pain in the muscles and fibrous tissues in the neck and back or anywhere in the body.
Modifies a noun
- sarcoma: The Trauma and Orthopedic department forms the central arm of the regional service for management of bone and soft tissue sarcomas in London.
- viability: The tissue viability nurse believed that leaving Mrs A sitting in a chair for long periods had caused the pressure sore.
- plasminogen: The effects of tissue plasminogen activator, streptokinase, or both on coronary artery patency, ventricular function and survival after acute myocardial infarction.
- activator: The effects of tissue plasminogen activator, streptokinase, or both on coronary artery patency, ventricular function and survival after acute myocardial infarction.
Noun used with modifier
- scar: An MRI scan can show how much scar tissue has accumulated over time due to MS activity.
- granulation: Healthy granulation tissue is usually red or pale pink in color, and should not bleed on contact.
- brain: Once the damage was repaired she moved into the brain tissues.
- muscle: For example, the heart contains muscle tissue composed of cells that contract to pump the blood around the body.
- lung: Long term damage to the lung tissue may lead to death from progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
- breast: To find out whether it is an option for you a test would be done on breast tissue removed from your original surgery.
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