Origin: 1300-1400 Old French tissu fine cloth, from tistre to weave, from Latin texere; ➔ TEXT
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COLLOCATIONS►plant/lung/brain etc. tissue
The disease destroys brain tissue.
1 [countable] a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose onSYN Kleenex®: a box of tissues2[uncountable] (also tissue paper) light thin paper used for wrapping, packing, etc.3[uncountable]science, biology a group of similar cells that together carry out a particular function in an organism: plant/lung/brain etc. tissue The disease destroys brain tissue.4a tissue of lies a story or account that is completely untrue