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Related to tissue: connective tissue, epithelial tissue
tis·sue
(tĭsh′o͞o, -yo͞o)n.
1. A fine, very thin fabric, such as gauze.
2. Tissue paper.
3. A soft, absorbent piece of paper used as toilet paper, a handkerchief, or a towel.
4. An interwoven or interrelated number of things; a web; a network: "The text is a tissue of mocking echoes" (Richard M. Kain).
5. 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.
[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.]
tis′su·ey adj.
tis′su·lar adj.
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tissue
(ˈtɪʃuː; ˈtɪsjuː)n
1. (Biology) a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having a similar structure and function: connective tissue; nerve tissue.
2. a thin piece of soft absorbent paper, usually of two or more layers, used as a disposable handkerchief, towel, etc
3. See tissue paper
4. an interwoven series: a tissue of lies.
5. (Textiles) a woven cloth, esp of a light gauzy nature, originally interwoven with threads of gold or silver
vb (tr)
6. (Textiles) rare to weave into tissue
7. to decorate or clothe with tissue or tissue paper
[C14: from Old French tissu woven cloth, from tistre to weave, from Latin texere]
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tis•sue
(ˈtɪʃ u; esp. Brit. ˈtɪs yu)n., v. -sued, -su•ing. n.
1. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming one of the structural materials of an organism.
3. any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes: toilet tissue.
4. an interconnected series or mass: a tissue of falsehoods.
5. a piece of thin writing paper.
6. a woven fabric, esp. one of light or gauzy texture.
v.t. 7. to cover or clothe with tissue.
8. to remove with facial or other tissues.
9. to weave, esp. with threads of gold and silver.
[1325–75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, n. use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere]
tis′su•ey, adj.
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tis·sue
(tĭsh′o͞o) A large collection of similar cells that together perform a specific function in an organism. The organs of the body and the parts of a plant are composed of many different kinds of tissues.
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Tissue
a web; a framework of something.Examples: tissue of crimes, follies, and misfortunes, 1763; of epigrams, 1711; of lies; of misfortunes; of misrepresentations, 1820.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
tissue
Past participle: tissued
Gerund: tissuing
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tissue
1. A group of similar cells that performs a particular function, e.g. muscle.
2. Part of the body made of similar cells that perform a particular task.
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Noun | 1. | tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals |
2. | tissue - a soft thin (usually translucent) paper cigarette paper, rolling paper - a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette facial tissue - tissue paper suitable for use on the face Kleenex - a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses | |
Verb | 1. | tissue - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch loom - weave on a loom; "materials loomed in Egypt" brocade - weave a design into (textiles) lace - do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral" twill - weave diagonal lines into (textiles) |
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tissue
noun
2. paper, wipe, paper handkerchief, wrapping paper a box of tissues
3. series, pack, collection, mass, network, chain, combination, web, accumulation, fabrication, conglomeration, concatenation It was all a tissue of lies which ended in his resignation.
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tissue
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Translations
مندلمِنْدِيلٌ وَرَقِيّنَسيج الجِسْمنَسيج من الوَرَق
tkáňpapírový kapesník
vævpapirlommetørklædestoftissue
دستمال
kudospehmopaperisolukko
tkivo
papírzsebkendőszövet
pappírsòurrkavefur
組織
조직
popierinė servetėlėrūkomasis popieriusšilkinis popierius
audipapīra salvete
papierová vreckovka
tkivopapirnati robčekrobecsvilen papir
vävnad
เนื้อเยื่อของคน สัตว์และพืช
dokukağıt mendilkâğıt mendil
mô
tissue
[ˈtɪʃuː]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tissue
n
(also tissue paper) → Seidenpapier nt
tissue
:tissue cell
n → Gewebezelle f
tissue culture
n → Gewebekultur f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tissue
(ˈtiʃuː) noun1. (one of the kinds of) substance of which the organs of the body are made. nervous tissue; the tissues of the body.
2. (a piece of) thin soft paper used for wiping the nose etc. He bought a box of tissues for his cold.
tissue paper very thin paper, used for packing, wrapping etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tissue
→ مِنْدِيلٌ وَرَقِيّ tkáň væv Gewebe χαρτομάντηλο tejido kudos tissu tkivo tessuto 組織 조직 tissue vev tkanka tecido ткань vävnad เนื้อเยื่อของคน สัตว์และพืช kağıt mendil mô 组织Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tis·sue
n. tejido, grupo de células similares de función determinada unidas por una sustancia intercelular que actúan conjuntamente. .
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tissue
n tejido; (facial) pañuelo (de papel); connective — tejido conectivo or conjuntivo; granulation — tejido de granulación; scar — tejido cicatricial; soft — tejido blandoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.