Phrase Hound found 41 phrases and 14 compound words that contain tissue. The most common are listed below. Open tissue in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 41
- connective tissueA type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
- soft tissueAll the tissues of the body except the calcified ones such as bones and teeth. (Cartilage of joints is often excluded from the definition as well).
- adipose tissueConnective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.
- tissue paperThin, translucent paper used for wrapping or for protecting delicate articles.
- scar tissueA type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.
- tissue culturethe process or technique of propagating tissue (either cells or plants) in a culture medium
- Muscle tissue
- toilet tissueToilet paper.
- Brain tissue
- Japanese tissueA thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers.
- osseous tissueThe major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.
- bathroom tissueToilet paper.
- bone tissueosseous tissue
- ground tissueThe basic supportive tissues in plants.
- living tissueAny tissue of a living organism containing cells that are routinely lost and replenished by cellular renewal processes.
- tissue engineeringAn interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function or a whole organ.
- tissue factorA protein present in endothelia and leukocytes. Classified as CD142. It plays a primary role in the blood clotting process by the initiation of thrombin formation.
- facial tissueA sheet or sheets of thin, soft tissue paper intended for blowing one's nose and then being thrown out; as opposed to handkerchiefs which are reusable.
- tissue culturesplural of tissue culture: the process or technique of propagating tissue (either cells or plants) in a culture medium
- granulation tissueNew connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.
- nervous tissueThe principal constituent of the central and peripheral nervous system comprising neurons and neuroglia cells.
- tissue typingA procedure in which the tissues of a prospective donor and recipient are tested for compatibility prior to transplantation.
- vascular tissueThe arteries, veins, capillaries, and associated tissues in an animal.
- tissue-likeAlternative form of tissuelike: Resembling tissue or some aspect of it.
- epithelial tissueSynonym of epithelium: A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small …
Compound words 14
- biotissuebiological tissue.
- intratissueWithin tissue.
- microtissuemicroscale tissue
- tissuelessWithout biological tissue.
- antitissueActing against body tissues.
- intertissuebetween tissues
- macrotissueRelatively large-scale tissue
- multitissueRelating to multiple tissues
- neotissueNewly-formed tissue, especially tissue engineered around a scaffold.
- nontissueNot of or pertaining to tissues of the body.