The word 'tissue' has been adapted to several different uses. Although the scientific form of the word is the original meaning, the adaptions have expanded its use as a metaphor and an occasional idiom. |
Examples of Tissue:
Science/medical: The physical tissues of plants and animals; may refer to different forms of organic materials. Common usage: A thin form of disposable pulp paper for personal use as a cleaning or sanitary method. Idiomatic usage: 'A tissue of lies' referring to a flimsy, easily disposed of series of untrue statements. Associative usage: A 'tissue' may also be used as a description of a substance, in abstract. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue |
![]() Example of nervous tissue. |
![]() Connective tissue proper. |
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