Meaning of "tissue" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TISSUE

From Old French tissu woven cloth, from tistre to weave, from Latin texere.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TISSUE

tissue  [ˈtɪʃuː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TISSUE

Tissue is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tissue in English.

WHAT DOES TISSUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tissue in the English dictionary

The first definition of tissue in the dictionary is a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having a similar structure and function. Other definition of tissue is a thin piece of soft absorbent paper, usually of two or more layers, used as a disposable handkerchief, towel, etc. Tissue is also an interwoven series.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TISSUE

PRESENT

Present

I tissue

you tissue

he/she/it tissues

we tissue

you tissue

they tissue

Present continuous

I am tissuing

you are tissuing

he/she/it is tissuing

we are tissuing

you are tissuing

they are tissuing

Present perfect

I have tissued

you have tissued

he/she/it has tissued

we have tissued

you have tissued

they have tissued

Present perfect continuous

I have been tissuing

you have been tissuing

he/she/it has been tissuing

we have been tissuing

you have been tissuing

they have been tissuing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tissued

you tissued

he/she/it tissued

we tissued

you tissued

they tissued

Past continuous

I was tissuing

you were tissuing

he/she/it was tissuing

we were tissuing

you were tissuing

they were tissuing

Past perfect

I had tissued

you had tissued

he/she/it had tissued

we had tissued

you had tissued

they had tissued

Past perfect continuous

I had been tissuing

you had been tissuing

he/she/it had been tissuing

we had been tissuing

you had been tissuing

they had been tissuing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tissue

you will tissue

he/she/it will tissue

we will tissue

you will tissue

they will tissue

Future continuous

I will be tissuing

you will be tissuing

he/she/it will be tissuing

we will be tissuing

you will be tissuing

they will be tissuing

Future perfect

I will have tissued

you will have tissued

he/she/it will have tissued

we will have tissued

you will have tissued

they will have tissued

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tissuing

you will have been tissuing

he/she/it will have been tissuing

we will have been tissuing

you will have been tissuing

they will have been tissuing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tissue

you would tissue

he/she/it would tissue

we would tissue

you would tissue

they would tissue

Conditional continuous

I would be tissuing

you would be tissuing

he/she/it would be tissuing

we would be tissuing

you would be tissuing

they would be tissuing

Conditional perfect

I would have tissue

you would have tissue

he/she/it would have tissue

we would have tissue

you would have tissue

they would have tissue

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tissuing

you would have been tissuing

he/she/it would have been tissuing

we would have been tissuing

you would have been tissuing

they would have been tissuing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tissue
we let´s tissue
you tissue

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tissue

Past participle

tissued

Present Participle

tissuing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TISSUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tissue» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tissue

accumulation · chain · collection · combination · concatenation · conglomeration · fabric · fabrication · gauze · mass · material · matter · mesh · network · pack · paper · paper handkerchief · series · structure · stuff · substance · texture · web · wipe · wrapping paper

TRANSLATION OF TISSUE

Find out the translation of tissue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tissue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tissue» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 组织
• Translator English - Spanish: tejido
• English: tissue
• Translator English - Hindi: ऊतक
• Translator English - Arabic: مِنْدِيلٌ وَرَقِيّ
• Translator English - Russian: ткань
• Translator English - Portuguese: tecido
• Translator English - Bengali: কলা
• Translator English - French: tissu
• Translator English - Malay: Tisu
• Translator English - German: Gewebe
• Translator English - Japanese: 組織
• Translator English - Korean: 조직
• Translator English - Javanese: Tissue
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mô
• Translator English - Tamil: திசு
• Translator English - Marathi: मेदयुक्त
• Translator English - Turkish: doku
• Translator English - Italian: tessuto
• Translator English - Polish: tkanka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тканина (організму)
• Translator English - Romanian: țesut
• Translator English - Greek: χαρτομάντηλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: weefsel
• Translator English - Swedish: vävnad
• Translator English - Norwegian: vev

10 QUOTES WITH «TISSUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tissue.

1

Tom Allen

Through their work with fetal tissue, researchers hope to find ways to harness embryonic stem cells which have the ability to become any type of human cell and could provide new treatments for many illnesses.

2

Samuel Barnett

I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.

3

Michael Behe

Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life.

4

James W. Black

I did help to set up an undergraduate course in medicinal chemistry and made progress in modelling and analysing pharmacological activity at the tissue level, my new passion.

5

Holly Marie Combs

I had a few fibroids removed, and they left me with a Grand Canyon of scar tissue in my uterus. The doctors weren't sure I'd be able to reproduce. I was prepared for a rough road, and then out of nowhere we conceived.

6

Kelly Corrigan

Growing up, I saw my mother cry exactly once. The morning of her brother's funeral. One long tear ran down her cheek through her make up until she caught it near her mouth and patted it dry with a tissue she pulled from inside her sleeve.

7

Michael De Luca

'Social Network' is a good story with human experience connective tissue that makes it ageless.

8

David Eagleman

A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

9

James J. Gibson

A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage.

10

Henry James

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TISSUE»

Discover the use of tissue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tissue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption -- a story that could only have come out of the world of rock.

Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman, 2004

Adipose Tissue Biology

So with the clear need to further understand the causes of excess adipose tissue growth, this book is designed to provide a comprehensive insight into current perspectives and challenges in adipose tissue biology.

Michael E. Symonds, 2011

Enzinger and Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors: Expert Consult: Online

Navigate through the book quickly thanks to summary outlines at the beginning of each chapter, a color-coded page design, and a consistent approach to every entity.

John R. Goldblum, Sharon W. Weiss, Andrew L. Folpe, 2013

Tissue Engineering

Held in Crete, Greece as part of the Aegean Conference Series, the 2nd International Tissue Engineering Conference was organized by Dr. Kiki Hellman of the Hellman Group, Dr. John Jansen of the Nijmegen University Medical Center, and Dr. ...

John P. Fisher, 2007

Tissue Engineering

Tissue Engineering is a comprehensive introduction to the engineering and biological aspects of this critical subject.

Jan De Boer, Clemens Van Blitterswijk, Peter Thomsen, 2008

Scar Tissue

But there's a price to pay for both success and excess and in Scar Tissue, Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs.

Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman, 2004

Soft Tissue Release

Rather than focus on the specific purposes of soft tissue release, this text provides basic information about the therapy and prepares readers to perform the techniques.

Jane Johnson, 2009

Scaffolding In Tissue Engineering

While certain books and journal articles address various aspects in the field, this is the first current, comprehensive text focusing on scaffolding for tissue engineering.

Peter X. Ma, Jennifer Elisseeff, 2005

Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques

This in-depth manual demonstrates hundreds of massage techniques and strategies for deep tissue work.

Art Riggs, 2007

Tissue Engineering : Engineering Principles for the Design ...

Tissue engineering promises to help sidestep constraints on availability and overcome the scientific challenges, with huge medical benefits. This book lays out the principles of tissue engineering.

W. Mark Saltzman Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Yale University, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TISSUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tissue is used in the context of the following news items.

Use of Fetal Tissue in Research Back in the Spotlight

The recent controversy over Planned Parenthood has drawn new attention to the use of fetal tissue for medical research, a decades-old practice that remains ... «Wall Street Journal, Aug 15»

What you need to know about how fetal tissue is used for research

NEW YORK (AP) — Controversy over Planned Parenthood's supplying fetal tissue for research has focused attention on a little-discussed aspect of science. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Donating Fetal Tissue; Lowering the Cost of Cancer Drugs; Mo …

An anti-abortion group is accusing Planned Parenthood of pocketing profits by selling fetal tissue. Hear about the logistics of donating fetal tissue from abortions, ... «WNYC, Jul 15»

CSU halts some fetal tissue acquisition

CSU is suspending further acquisition of fetal tissue from Stem Express or any other vendors implicated in an investigation that has led to a Congressional ... «The Coloradoan, Jul 15»

Fetal Tissue From Abortions for Research Is Traded in a Gray Zone

The group behind the tapes accuses Planned Parenthood of selling fetal tissue for profit — which is illegal and which Planned Parenthood denies doing. House ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Understanding Fetal Tissue Donation — and Why It's Such a …

Many of us had never heard of fetal tissue donation before last week, and now the issue is dividing the country. (Illustration: Getty Images). Over the past two ... «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»

Why We Still Need Fetal-Tissue Research

Two sting videos that claim to implicate Planned Parenthood in the illegal practice to selling fetal tissue for a profit prompted a Congressional investigation of the ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Planned Parenthood Video: Why Use Tissue From Aborted Fetuses?

Activists who released a video they say shows a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of tissue from aborted fetuses have riled up abortion-rights ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Scientists say fetal tissue research rare, but potentially powerful

Swamy, a professor of biomedical sciences at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center, has used fetal liver and lung tissue for years as part of research ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»

House Republicans to Investigate Planned Parenthood Over Fetal …

But Planned Parenthood said that while it charges for expenses such as processing and transporting, it makes no money from the fetal tissue donated by women ... «New York Times, Jul 15»