tissue
tissue is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
To view the entire topic, please log in or purchase a subscription.
Nursing Central is an award-winning, complete mobile solution for nurses and students. Look up information on diseases, tests, and procedures; then consult the database with 5,000+ drugs or refer to 65,000+ dictionary terms. Explore these free sample topics:
-- The first section of this topic is shown below --
(tish′oo)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[Fr. tissu, from L. texere, to weave]
A collection of similar cells and their intercellular substance that perform a particular function. The four major groups of tissue are the epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissues.
-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please log in or purchase a subscription --
(tish′oo)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[Fr. tissu, from L. texere, to weave]
A collection of similar cells and their intercellular substance that perform a particular function. The four major groups of tissue are the epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissues.
There's more to see -- the rest of this entry is available only to subscribers.
© 2000–2022 Unbound Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved