tissue culture
Americannoun
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the technique of cultivating living tissue in a prepared medium outside the body.
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the tissue so cultivated.
noun
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the growth of small pieces of animal or plant tissue in a sterile controlled medium
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the tissue produced as a result of this process
Etymology
Origin of tissue culture
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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They use a set of techniques known as tissue culture.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
Chemists and biologists everywhere grow cells in a tissue culture in an incubator set to 37 degrees Centigrade, or body temperature.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024
Maddison MacDonald is the potato tissue culture technician for the Seed Savers Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of heirloom seeds based in Decorah, Iowa.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Researchers use cells grown using tissue culture to answer a variety of experimental questions.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2023
The editor eventually agreed, and on May 14, 1954, Collier’s published a story about the power and promise of tissue culture.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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