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soft tissue

British

noun

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

We now have the oldest soft tissue evidence of a nautiloid ever found, and a much clearer picture of when octopuses actually first appeared on Earth.

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

Yet while soft tissue usually rots away, the lack of oxygen caused by the manner of the shark's death and more mud landing on top preserved the fish.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

It was a very faint soft tissue impression.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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