TISSUE

Tissue

In Biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of similar cells from the same origin that together carry out a specific function. Organs are then formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.

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tissue

Noun

  1. Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
  2. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
  3. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
  4. Absorbent paper as material.
  5. A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job
  6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
    a tissue of forgeries, or of lies

Verb

  1. To form tissue of; to interweave.
    Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. — Francis Bacon.


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