tissue

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Synonyms: issue

Antonyms: issue

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Noun

[[thin#Adjective|Thin]], [[woven#Adjective|woven]], [[gauzelike]] [[fabric]].
A fine transparent [[silk]] material, used for [[veil]]s, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or [[emboss]]ed with [[figure]]s.
A [[sheet]] of [[absorbent]] [[paper]], especially one that is made to be used as [[tissue paper]], [[toilet paper]] or a [[handkerchief]].
Absorbent paper as material.
{{senseid|en|Q40397}}{{lb|en|biology}} A group of [[cells]] (along with their {{l|en|extracellular matrix}} if any) that are similar in [[origin]] and function together to perform a specific job.
Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
{{lb|en|horse racing|slang}} The [[scratch sheet]] or [[racing form]].
{{lb|en|Tasmania|informal}} A [[cigarette paper]].
{{lb|en|figurative}} Anything that is [[light]], [[thin]], and [[delicate]].

{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form#Verb|form]] [[tissue#Noun|tissue]] of; to [[interweave#Verb|interweave]].
{{lb|en|medicine|informal}} To have the contents of an [[injection]] or [[intravenous drip]] leak into the tissue as a result of a [[rupture]]d or [[puncture]]d [[vein]].

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