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tissue

tis·sue

tissue

 
 
pronunciation:
tI shu
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: material that a plant or animal is made of. There are many different kinds of tissue, such as muscle tissue or fat tissue in humans.
He injured many layers of tissue when he burned himself.
definition 2: a soft, thin paper that you use to clean an area such as your nose.
Do you have a tissue? I'm going to sneeze.
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