tissue

1. A fine, very thin fabric, such as gauze.
2. Tissue paper.
3. A soft, absorbent piece of paper used as toilet paper, a handkerchief, or a towel.
4. An interwoven or interrelated number of things; a web; a network: "The text is a tissue of mocking echoes" (Richard M. Kain).
5. Biology. An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in the body. There are four basic types of tissue: muscle, nerve, epidermal, and connective.

[Middle English tissu, a rich kind of cloth, from Old French, from past participle of tistre, to weave, from Latin texere.]

An aggregation of cells more or less similar morphologically and functionally. The animal body is composed of four primary tissues, namely, epithelium, connective tissue (including bone, cartilage, and blood), muscle, and nervous tissue. The process of differentiation and maturation of tissues is called histogenesis. See also Histology.

Tissue (singular): the term used to describe an aggregation of body cells with specialized structure and function (muscle, nerve, glandular, adipose, connective tissue and so on). Within each category there is usually more than one cell type — usually the main cells with a special function, plus connective tissue cells. Tissues (plural) refers in general to the whole fabric of the body — as in the statement ‘the blood transports oxygen and nutrients to all body tissues’, or sometimes ‘… to all organs and tissues’, using the word to cover everything which is not a discrete organ.

— Stuart Judge

noun

An interwoven or interrelated number of things: network, web. See group.

An aggregation of similarly specialized cells united in the performance of a particular function.

A group of cells with a similar structure performing a specific function. The primary types of tissue in the body are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.

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Tissue may refer to:

• Tissue (biology), a group of biological cells that perform a similar function
• Tissue moth, the geometer moth Triphosa dubitata
• Tissue paper, a type of thin, translucent paper used for wrapping and cushioning items
• Aerial tissue, an acrobatic art form and one of the circus arts
• Facial tissue, a type of thin, soft, disposable paper used for nose-blowing (sometimes also referred to by the brand name Kleenex)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - væv, stof, papirlommetørklæde, papirserviet
v. tr. - fjerne med en serviet, sammenflette med guld/sølv

idioms:

• tissue culture    vævskultur
• tissue paper    lommetørklæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
weefsel, zacht papier, papieren zakdoekje, tissue

Français (French)
n. - (Anat, Bot) tissu, mouchoir en papier, kleenex, papier de soie, (fig) tissu
v. tr. - entrelacer (d'or, d'argent), démaquiller, enlever avec un mouchoir en papier

idioms:

• tissue culture    culture de tissus
• tissue paper    papier de soie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gewebe, Papiertaschentuch, Seidenpapier
v. - in Seidenpapier wickeln

idioms:

• tissue culture    Gewebekultur
• tissue paper    Seidenpapier

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (λεπτό) ύφασμα/χαρτί, δίχτυ, πλέγμα, χαρτομάντιλο, (φυσιολ.) ιστός, υφή
v. - υφαίνω

idioms:

• tissue culture    (ιατρ.) ιστοκαλλιέργεια
• tissue paper    τσιγαρόχαρτο

Italiano (Italian)
tessuto, tissue

idioms:

• tissue culture    coltura di tessuti
• tissue paper    carta velina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tecido (m), série (f), lencinho de papel (m), coleção (f)
v. - entrelaçar

idioms:

• tissue culture    processo ou técnica de cultivar tecidos em um ambiente artificial
• tissue paper    papel de seda (m)

Русский (Russian)
тонкая, мягкая салфетка, тонкая ткань, сплетение

idioms:

• tissue culture    искусственно выращенная живая ткань
• tissue paper    тонкая бумага/салфетка, шепковая бумага для протирки фотообъектива, папиросная бумага

Español (Spanish)
n. - tejido, pañuelo de papel
v. tr. - tejido, pañuelo de papel

idioms:

• tissue culture    cultura de células de tejidos vivos
• tissue paper    papel de seda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vävnad, väv, tyg, mjukt papper
v. - väva in guld- el. silvertråd, torka (t ex sår, tårar)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
薄的纱织品, 棉纸, 薄纸

idioms:

• tissue culture    组织培养, 体素培养
• tissue paper    薄纸, 纱纸, 棉纸, 卫生纸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 薄的紗織品, 棉紙, 薄紙

idioms:

• tissue culture    組織培養, 體素培養
• tissue paper    薄紙, 紗紙, 棉紙, 衛生紙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조직, 직물, 탄소 인화지
v. tr. - 금/은과 함께 섞다, (화장시) 화장지로 제거하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 組織, ティッシュ, 織り交ぜたもの, 薄い織物

idioms:

• tissue culture    組織培養, 培養した組織
• tissue paper    ティッシュペーパー, 薄葉紙

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسيج رقيق (فعل) يزين بنسيج رقيق أو ورق رقيق شفاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ממחטת נייר, נייר משי, אריג, רקמה, מירקם, מסכת, סדרה‬
v. tr. - ‮ניגב (קרם) מעל הפנים בממחטת נייר‬

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