the soft parts of the human body as distinct from bone and cartilage
Examples of 'soft tissue' in a sentence
soft tissue
Various massage techniques are used to "free" or loosen the soft tissues of the body.
de Jong, Eveline Alternative Health Care for Children (1989)
How about a bit of soft-tissue treatment?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They strip bark from trees to get at the soft tissue beneath.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His interests include soft-tissue sarcoma, neuroblastoma and kidney tumours.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Osteopaths and chiropractors use similar soft-tissue (massage-type) techniques, whilephysiotherapists concentrate on corrective exercise.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Soft- tissue injuries or just soft players?
The Sun (2016)
But soft-tissue injuries like hamstrings are notoriously difficult to manage.
The Sun (2012)
There must be some sort of preserved soft tissue, such as feathers or skin.
2019, 'The Colors of Dinosaurs Open a New Window to Study the Past', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/colors-dinosaurs-open-new-window-study-past-180972070/
Mostly, these involve so-called soft-tissue injuries, such as whiplash.