tissue culture

American  

noun

1. the technique of cultivating living tissue in a prepared medium outside the body.

2. the tissue so cultivated.

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tissue culture British  

noun

1. the growth of small pieces of animal or plant tissue in a sterile controlled medium

2. the tissue produced as a result of this process

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Etymology

Origin of tissue culture

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In a tissue culture lab, they take thousands of small pieces of the plant, and grow new plants from each one.

From BBC

They use a set of techniques known as tissue culture.

From BBC

"Companies like us who are into tissue culture are trying to come up with a new variety to overcome the challenges that the industry is facing," says Mr Singh.

From BBC

Chemists and biologists everywhere grow cells in a tissue culture in an incubator set to 37 degrees Centigrade, or body temperature.

From Science Daily

Artificial regulation of such totipotent cells through plant tissue culture is widely used for plant conservation, breeding, generation of GM species, and scientific research purposes.

From Science Daily