facial tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of facial tissue
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The positioning of the parotid gland was important as it was preventing the tumour from damaging facial tissue or harming important nearby structures, including the facial nerve.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
The anatomist did so by applying clay directly to the skull, using data on the average depth of facial tissue he gathered by examining the faces of 27 human corpses.
From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023
“Aperture could be to photography what Kleenex is to facial tissue, but to do that, we have to find a way that opens us up to the public.”
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022
I’ve never seen a counseling office without several boxes of facial tissue.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022
The brain sees to it that the thoughts within do immediately dispose of facial tissue without.
From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight
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