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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The scans confirmed fossilized soft tissue in cut sections of the rib.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Diagnosed with an aggressive soft tissue cancer at the age of 14, Ellie Waters-Barnes was given a one in five chance of survival.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The soft tissue and lipids inside that many carcasses "translates to roughly 6.7 million tonnes of sequestered carbon," Xiaotong Peng said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

It was a very faint soft tissue impression.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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