tissue
noun
an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
tissues
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pluralof tissue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The two men spent 80 consecutive hours holed up and writing “on printer sheets, on tissues, on toilet paper,” according to Mr. St. George.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Due to lax collagen between connective tissues, muscles have to work harder to keep joints stable, leading to fatigue and pain, as well as clumsiness.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the same time, they raise broader questions about how vision evolves, how tissues remain functional over extremely long periods and whether some of those protective mechanisms could ultimately be applied to humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
"For reference, these soft tissues are more than 200 million years older than the oldest dinosaur."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
They amassed a great pile of tissues as they wiped off one color and replaced it with another.
From "George" by Alex Gino
