What does tissue mean?
Definitions for tissue
ˈtɪʃ u; esp. Brit. ˈtɪs yutis·sue
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tissue.
Princeton's WordNet
tissuenoun
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
tissue, tissue paperverb
a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
weave, tissueverb
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
"tissue textiles"
Wiktionary
tissuenoun
Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
tissuenoun
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
tissuenoun
Absorbent paper as material.
tissuenoun
A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job
tissueverb
To form tissue of; to interweave.
Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. uE00027296uE001 Francis Bacon.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tissuenoun
Cloth interwoven with gold or silver.
Etymology: tissue, Fr. tisan , to weave, Norman Saxon.
In their glittering tissues emblaz’d
Holy memorials, acts of zeal and love,
Recorded eminent. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire;
An upper vest, once Helen’s rich attire;
From Argos by the fam’d adultress brought,
With golden flow’rs and winding foliage wrought. Dryden.To Tissueverb
To interweave; to variegate.
Etymology: from the noun.
The chariot was covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.
They have been always frank of their blessings to countenance any great action; and then, according as it should prosper, to tissue upon it some pretence or other. Henry Wotton.
Mercy will sit between,
Thron’d in cœlestial sheen,
With radiant feet the tissued clouds down steering. John Milton.
ChatGPT
tissue
Tissue is a group of similar cells and their associated extracellular structures that come together to perform a specific function in an organism. Tissues are found in both animals and plants. In humans, for example, there are four basic types of tissue: epithelial, muscle, nervous, and connective.
Webster Dictionary
Tissuenoun
a woven fabric
Tissuenoun
a fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures
Tissuenoun
one of the elementary materials or fibres, having a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as, epithelial tissue; connective tissue
Tissuenoun
fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood
Tissueverb
to form tissue of; to interweave
Wikidata
Tissue
An anatomical structure consisting of similarly specialized cells and intercellular matrix, aggregated according to genetically determined spatial relationships, performing a specific function.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tissue
tish′ū, n. cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or with figured colours: (anat.) the substance of which organs are composed: a connected series.—v.t. to form, as tissue: to interweave: to variegate.—n. Tis′sue-pā′per, a thin, soft, semi-transparent kind of paper. [Fr. tissu, woven, pa.p. of tistre—L. texĕre, to weave.]
Editors Contribution
tissue
A group of organisms that function together for a specific purpose in the body of an animal or human being.
The muscle tissue functions together to move the leg.
Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TISSUE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tissue is ranked #49461 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Tissue surname appeared 425 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tissue.
98.3% or 418 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tissue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4431
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tissue' in Nouns Frequency: #1424
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tissue in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tissue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tissue in a Sentence
We appreciate the authors efforts to justify their results as being genuine nervous tissue, but remain sceptical while the data comes from only two fossils, new data is always welcome, but as we noted previously, we would be more convinced if the anatomical features appeared in a consistent form across several specimens independently.
Some people were not convinced by Yiqi. Soft tissue is not easily preserved in fossil record.
When you see a lichen, you're basically looking at all fungal tissue, with some algal cells hidden away and protected inside, loosely speaking, it's like a greenhouse -- the fungus creates a more hospitable environment for the algae.
Previously it was thought that they transform into neurons and brain tissue, but especially with bone marrow cells that does not seem to be the case, the main effect seems to be through the supportive functions or nursing functions.
If it says ischemia time starts after tissue collection, that means that the baby is still alive at the time that they’re harvesting the tissue, it’s horrific and does not constitute good science or compassionate medical care.
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- مندلArabic
- toxumaAzerbaijani
- туҡымаBashkir
- сурвэ́ткаBelarusian
- teixitCatalan, Valencian
- tkáňCzech
- stof, lommetørklæde, væv, toiletpapir, servietDanish
- Gewebe, Papier, Taschentuch, Tuch, ToilettenpapierGerman
- ορμαθός, ύφασμα, χαρτί, ιστός, πλέγμαGreek
- histoEsperanto
- tejidoSpanish
- ehunBasque
- بافت, دستمالPersian
- paperinenäliina, harsokangas, solukko, pehmopaperi, harsokudos, vessapaperiarkki, talouspaperi, paperiliina, kudosFinnish
- kleenex, tissu, mouchoir en papierFrench
- ciarsúr páipéirIrish
- maothranScottish Gaelic
- נייר סופג, טישו, רקמהHebrew
- ऊतकHindi
- papírzsebkendőHungarian
- անձեռոցիկArmenian
- texajoIdo
- vefurIcelandic
- tessutoItalian
- ティッシュペーパー, 組織, ティッシュ, 織物Japanese
- ხელსახოციGeorgian
- textusLatin
- rauangiangiMāori
- салфетка, ткивоMacedonian
- нэхмэлMongolian
- tisuMalay
- zakdoek, weefsel, tissue, papieren zakdoekjeDutch
- tkankaPolish
- lenço de papel, [[papel]] [[absorvente]], tecidoPortuguese
- țesut, șervețel, batistăRomanian
- ткань, салфеткаRussian
- ткивоSerbo-Croatian
- robec, robček, tkivoSlovene
- näsduk, vävnadSwedish
- மெல்லிழுப்புத்தாள்Tamil
- dokuTurkish
- серве́ткаUkrainian
- khăn giấyVietnamese
- histunVolapük
- 组织Chinese
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