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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Instead of acting strongly across all tissues, E4 seems to have a selective effect.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
The work, which involved small sample sizes, focused on human muscle tissue, not the tissue or organs of animals that might have been hunted by Neanderthals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
This method sends a small, painless electrical current through your bicep and measures how easily that current flows through your tissue.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Finally, the study’s findings could be applied to other tissues like brain, heart, and bone, where mechanical anisotropy and poroelasticity also play a key role.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
The work, which involved small sample sizes, focused on human muscle tissue, not the tissue or organs of animals that might have been hunted by Neanderthals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
This method sends a small, painless electrical current through your bicep and measures how easily that current flows through your tissue.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Finally, the study’s findings could be applied to other tissues like brain, heart, and bone, where mechanical anisotropy and poroelasticity also play a key role.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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“Tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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