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soft tissue

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noun

  1. the soft parts of the human body as distinct from bone and cartilage

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MRI did what X-rays couldn't do: See soft tissue without using ionizing radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The discovery also provides the earliest known example of preserved soft tissue from a nautiloid and removes the fossil's status as the "oldest octopus" from the record books.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, shortly after the Palisades fire rained ash on his family’s West L.A. apartment in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The Portugal international suffered a soft tissue injury in Sunday's 2-1 loss at Aston Villa, after which Amorim said he feared Fernandes would be out for "a while".

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

It was a very faint soft tissue impression.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos