Words / B2

TISH-oo/ˈtɪʃuː/

Tissue is a group of similar cells, or thin paper: muscle tissue; a tissue sample. Organ is a body part made of tissues (already in the dictionary); tissues as paper handkerchiefs are everyday. Label the tissue on the slide, not the whole organ. Mix-up: issue; issue of tissues as a pack. Do not call a whole organ a tissue.

Meaning

A group of similar cells in a plant or animal; also thin paper.

Examples

• “Label the tissue on the slide, not the whole organ, the biology paper said.”
• “A box of tissues is not a histology sample, which is the paper sense — specify in the write-up.”

Good to know

muscle / plant / scar tissue; a tissue sample. Paper: a tissue. Wider unit: organ. Trap: issue. Biology and everyday. Cells of one type, or thin paper — specify.

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