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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Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
But the Neuralink device continued to lose its connection, the tendrils gradually sliding out of the tissue of his brain and presumably resting in the fluid that surrounds it.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Cohen executed the payments to Daniels, and his testimony provided jurors with crucial narrative tissue.
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Without annual screening, interval cancers can grow unchecked and quickly, and mammograms can miss about half of breast cancers in patients with dense tissue.
—Clare Dougherty, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
But the Neuralink device continued to lose its connection, the tendrils gradually sliding out of the tissue of his brain and presumably resting in the fluid that surrounds it.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Cohen executed the payments to Daniels, and his testimony provided jurors with crucial narrative tissue.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 May 2024
Without annual screening, interval cancers can grow unchecked and quickly, and mammograms can miss about half of breast cancers in patients with dense tissue.
—Clare Dougherty, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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“Tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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