Infiltration (medical) — Infiltration is the diffusion or accumulation (in a tissue or cells) of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal. The material collected in those tissues or cells is also called infiltration.ClassificationAs part of a… … Wikipedia
Tissue — Tis sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tissued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tissuing}.] To form tissue of; to interweave. [1913 Webster] Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tissued — Tissue Tis sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tissued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tissuing}.] To form tissue of; to interweave. [1913 Webster] Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
tissue — /ˈtɪʃu / (say tishooh) noun 1. Biology a. the substance of which an organism or part is composed. b. an aggregate of cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material in an animal or plant: muscular tissue. 2. a woven fabric …
tissue — [tish′o͞o; ] chiefly Brit [, tis′yo͞o] n. [ME tissu, rich cloth < OFr < pp. of tistre, to weave < L texere, to weave: see TEXT] 1. cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze 2. an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web… … English World dictionary