What does tissue mean?
Definitions for tissue
ˈtɪʃ u; esp. Brit. ˈtɪs yutis·sue
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tissue.
Princeton's WordNet
tissuenoun
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
tissue, tissue paperverb
a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
weave, tissueverb
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
"tissue textiles"
Wiktionary
tissuenoun
Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
tissuenoun
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
tissuenoun
Absorbent paper as material.
tissuenoun
A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job
tissueverb
To form tissue of; to interweave.
Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. uE00027296uE001 Francis Bacon.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tissuenoun
Cloth interwoven with gold or silver.
Etymology: tissue, Fr. tisan , to weave, Norman Saxon.
In their glittering tissues emblaz’d
Holy memorials, acts of zeal and love,
Recorded eminent. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire;
An upper vest, once Helen’s rich attire;
From Argos by the fam’d adultress brought,
With golden flow’rs and winding foliage wrought. Dryden.To Tissueverb
To interweave; to variegate.
Etymology: from the noun.
The chariot was covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.
They have been always frank of their blessings to countenance any great action; and then, according as it should prosper, to tissue upon it some pretence or other. Henry Wotton.
Mercy will sit between,
Thron’d in cœlestial sheen,
With radiant feet the tissued clouds down steering. John Milton.
ChatGPT
tissue
Tissue is a group of similar cells and their associated extracellular structures that come together to perform a specific function in an organism. Tissues are found in both animals and plants. In humans, for example, there are four basic types of tissue: epithelial, muscle, nervous, and connective.
Webster Dictionary
Tissuenoun
a woven fabric
Tissuenoun
a fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures
Tissuenoun
one of the elementary materials or fibres, having a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as, epithelial tissue; connective tissue
Tissuenoun
fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood
Tissueverb
to form tissue of; to interweave
Wikidata
Tissue
An anatomical structure consisting of similarly specialized cells and intercellular matrix, aggregated according to genetically determined spatial relationships, performing a specific function.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tissue
tish′ū, n. cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or with figured colours: (anat.) the substance of which organs are composed: a connected series.—v.t. to form, as tissue: to interweave: to variegate.—n. Tis′sue-pā′per, a thin, soft, semi-transparent kind of paper. [Fr. tissu, woven, pa.p. of tistre—L. texĕre, to weave.]
Editors Contribution
tissue
A group of organisms that function together for a specific purpose in the body of an animal or human being.
The muscle tissue functions together to move the leg.
Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TISSUE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tissue is ranked #49461 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Tissue surname appeared 425 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tissue.
98.3% or 418 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tissue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4431
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tissue' in Nouns Frequency: #1424
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tissue in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tissue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tissue in a Sentence
The opportunity to donate fetal tissue has been a source of comfort for many women who have chosen to donate. We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our patients, and advocate for removing barriers to essential health care.
A tracheostomy obviously is a very unnatural way to establish the patient’s airways. The complications go anywhere from related to mechanical properties of the tracheostomy itself— and that would be development of the granulation tissue (development of bumps) at the site of the tracheostomy—[or] it could be related to the bleeding. It could be related to ongoing infections.
They show correlations with the tissue about where you would expect them.
She is missing a piece of brain tissue about the size of an apple at the back of her brain – almost her entire occipital lobes, which process vision, we think the ‘super-highway’ for the visual system reached a dead end. But rather than shutting down her whole visual system, she developed some ‘back roads’ that could bypass the superhighway to bring some vision – especially motion – to other parts of the brain.
Exercise testing provides a comprehensive look at the entire body, integrating the function of the heart, lungs, muscle, bone, and fat tissue, studies that help us understand how these organ systems interact are crucial to understanding how exercise and fitness may benefit people.
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Translations for tissue
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- مندلArabic
- toxumaAzerbaijani
- туҡымаBashkir
- сурвэ́ткаBelarusian
- teixitCatalan, Valencian
- tkáňCzech
- stof, lommetørklæde, væv, toiletpapir, servietDanish
- Gewebe, Papier, Taschentuch, Tuch, ToilettenpapierGerman
- ορμαθός, ύφασμα, χαρτί, ιστός, πλέγμαGreek
- histoEsperanto
- tejidoSpanish
- ehunBasque
- بافت, دستمالPersian
- paperinenäliina, harsokangas, solukko, pehmopaperi, harsokudos, vessapaperiarkki, talouspaperi, paperiliina, kudosFinnish
- kleenex, tissu, mouchoir en papierFrench
- ciarsúr páipéirIrish
- maothranScottish Gaelic
- נייר סופג, טישו, רקמהHebrew
- ऊतकHindi
- papírzsebkendőHungarian
- անձեռոցիկArmenian
- texajoIdo
- vefurIcelandic
- tessutoItalian
- ティッシュペーパー, 組織, ティッシュ, 織物Japanese
- ხელსახოციGeorgian
- textusLatin
- rauangiangiMāori
- салфетка, ткивоMacedonian
- нэхмэлMongolian
- tisuMalay
- zakdoek, weefsel, tissue, papieren zakdoekjeDutch
- tkankaPolish
- lenço de papel, [[papel]] [[absorvente]], tecidoPortuguese
- țesut, șervețel, batistăRomanian
- ткань, салфеткаRussian
- ткивоSerbo-Croatian
- robec, robček, tkivoSlovene
- näsduk, vävnadSwedish
- மெல்லிழுப்புத்தாள்Tamil
- dokuTurkish
- серве́ткаUkrainian
- khăn giấyVietnamese
- histunVolapük
- 组织Chinese
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