Meaning & use
Tissues
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Soft, disposable paper products used for wiping or blowing the nose, or groups of similar cells in a plant or animal that perform a specific function.
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She reached for a box of tissues after sneezing several times.
Muscle and nerve tissues respond differently to injury.
A note on using this word
The word covers two very different meanings: everyday paper tissues and biological tissue in anatomy.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An aggregate of cells in an organism that perform a particular function.
Scar tissue formed around the wound as it healed.
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