tissue

tis·sue

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A box of tissues.

noun

The definition of tissue is group of cells, or an absorbent paper, or thin paper used for wrapping gifts.

All of the soft joints and ligaments in your neck are an example of neck tissue.
A Kleenex is an example of a tissue.
A thin piece of bright red paper used to wrap fragile gifts is an example of tissue paper.

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tissue

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.
1. tissue paper
2. a sheet of tissue paper
Biol.
1. the substance of an organic body or organ, consisting of cells and intercellular material
2. any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function: epithelial tissue

Origin of tissue

Middle English tissu, rich cloth from Old French from past participle of tistre, to weave from Classical Latin texere, to weave: see text

transitive verb

-·sued, -·su·ing

to cover with tissue
Archaic to weave into tissue

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tissue

noun

A fine, very thin fabric, such as gauze.
Tissue paper.
A soft, absorbent piece of paper used as toilet paper, a handkerchief, or a towel.
An interwoven or interrelated number of things; a web; a network: “The text is a tissue of mocking echoes” ( Richard M. Kain )
Biology An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in an organism. There are four basic types of tissue in many animals: muscle, nerve, epidermal, and connective.

Origin of tissue

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.

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tis′su·lar
adjective

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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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Noun

(plural tissues)

Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
Absorbent paper as material.
(biology) A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job
Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
a tissue of forgeries, or of lies

Verb

(third-person singular simple present tissues, present participle tissuing, simple past and past participle tissued)

To form tissue of; to interweave.
Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. "” Francis Bacon.

Origin

From Old French tissu, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

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tissue - Medical Definition

n.

Biology An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in an organism. There are four basic types of tissue in many animals: muscle, nerve, epidermal, and connective.

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