Meaning & use
tissue
A soft, disposable paper used for wiping or blowing the nose, or a group of similar living cells.
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She pulled a tissue from the box to wipe her watery eyes.
Scar tissue formed slowly around the edges of the old wound.
A note on using this word
In biology, "tissue" refers to cells of the same type working together, unlike the everyday paper product.
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