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SOFT TISSUE

Specialty Definition: SOFT TISSUE

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Biology & Biotechnology

A tissue composed of cells that are typically brick-shaped or isodiametric and have simple pits; in wood, formed a)from fusiform cambial initials by later transverse divisions of the daughter cells(axial parenchyma)or b)from ray cambial initials(ray parenchyma). Source: European Union. (references)

Health

Refers to muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body. (references)

Industry

Soft crêpe paper with a grammage normally less than 25 g/m2. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Soft tissue

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In medicine, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. Soft tissue includes muscles, tendons (bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones), fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and synovial tissues (tissues around joints).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Soft tissue."

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Crosswords: SOFT TISSUE

English words defined with "SOFT TISSUE": bruiseCoenosarc, compound fracture, contusefleshmammogramnoli-me-tangereopen fracture, Osteogen. (references)
Specialty definitions using "SOFT TISSUE": absorbed dose index, Amniotic Band SyndromeBacteroides fragilisCarubicin, Cefonicid, Clodronic Aciddeep dose equivalent index at a point, Denture Bases, Denture LinersFacial Injuries, fibrosarcoma, foveae palatinaeGas Gangrene, Giant Cell Tumorsheart center, heart centre, hemangiopericytomamalignant fibrous histiocytomaNeoplasms, Bone Tissue, Neoplasms, Connective and Soft TissuePeptostreptococcus, Prevotella melaninogenica, Propionibacterium, Propionibacterium acnesSoft Tissue InjuriesTissue Expansion. (references)

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Commercial Usage: SOFT TISSUE

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References

  • The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Functional Soft Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods: New Perspectives (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Medical School for Lawyers : Medical Evidence of Soft Tissue Injury (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: SOFT TISSUE

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Pictured is soft tissue sarcoma photographed through an electron microscope. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This bacterium causes urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia and a variety of systemic infections, particularly in cancer and AIDS patients who are immunosuppressed. Credit: CDC.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SOFT TISSUE

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Wound or soft tissue infections. (references)

Less commonly, wound or soft tissue infections. (references)

MRI is better than CT scans for viewing soft tissue. (references)

Business

As stated above, alternative devices, such as those that are capable of cutting soft tissue to a significant depth with minimal bleeding, are already available to practitioners in Australia at significantly less cost than the present-day price of laser instruments. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: SOFT TISSUE

Expressions using "SOFT TISSUE": Soft Tissue Infections Soft Tissue Injuries soft tissue machine Soft Tissue Neoplasms soft tissue sarcoma stage IA soft tissue sarcoma stage IB soft tissue sarcoma stage IIA soft tissue sarcoma stage IIB soft tissue sarcoma stage IIC soft tissue sarcoma stage III soft tissue sarcoma stage IV soft tissue sarcoma. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SOFT TISSUE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

soft tissue sarcoma

58

soft tissue rheumatism

4

soft tissue injury

49

soft tissue swelling

4

soft tissue

19

damage equine soft tissue

3

soft tissue damage

18

arch foot soft tissue

3

soft tissue tumor

11

nalignant sarcoma soft tissue

3

graft soft tissue

11

childhood soft tissue sarcoma

3

soft tissue sarcomas

10

density soft tissue

3

injury settlement soft tissue

8

biomechanics soft tissue

3

soft tissue cancer

8

management soft tissue

3

mass soft tissue

8

healing soft tissue

2

operation soft tissue

6

injury soft tissue treatment

2

soft tissue infection

6

define injury soft tissue

2

adult soft tissue sarcoma

6

injury knee soft tissue

2

calcification soft tissue

5

arthritis soft tissue

2

soft tissue release

5

permanent polymer soft tissue

2

clindamycin skin soft tissue

5

angel bath soft tissue

2

disease soft tissue

4

picture sarcoma soft tissue

2

pain soft tissue

4

disorder soft tissue

2

car injury settlement soft tissue

4

dog in sarcoma soft tissue

2

canada injury soft tissue

4

dog in sarcoma soft tissue

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SOFT TISSUE

Language Translations for "SOFT TISSUE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

tissue, parenkym (parenchyma), depotvaev (parenchyma, storage tissue), bløddele (soft parts). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

zacht tissue, parenchym (parenchyma). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tylppysolukko (parenchyma, storage tissue), pehmopaperi, parenkyymisolukko (parenchyma, storage tissue), parenkyymi (parenchyma, storage tissue). (various references)

   

French

  

tissu parenchymateux, tissu ouaté, tissu de réserve, tissu, partie molle (soft parts), parenchyme, mousseline crêpée. (various references)

   

German

  

Speichergewebe (parenchyma, storage tissue), Weichteile (private parts, privates, soft parts), Tissuepapier, Tissue, Parenchym (parenchyma). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μαλακό λεπτό χαρτί, παρέγχυμα (parenchyma), χαρτί tissue. (various references)

   

Italian

  

tessuto parenchimatico (parenchyma, storage tissue), tessuto di riserva (parenchyma, storage tissue), tessuto di deposito (parenchyma, storage tissue), parti molli (soft parts), parenchima (parenchyma), carta tissue. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oftsay issuetay

   

Portuguese

  

tissue, tecido parenquimatoso (parenchyma, storage tissue), tecido de depósito (parenchyma, storage tissue), parênquima (parenchyma, storage tissue). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

parénquima (parenchyma), papel tisú guata. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

parenkym (parenchyma). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SOFT TISSUE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-f-i-o-s-s-s-t-t-u"

-2 letters: fussiest, fustiest.

-3 letters: outfits, outsets, outsits, setouts, situses, softest, softies, tissues.

-4 letters: feists, foetus, foists, fosses, fusses, issues, oftest, outfit, outset, outsit, setous, setout, softie, souses, stouts, suites, testis, tissue, tosses, touses, tusses, tussis.

-5 letters: etuis, feist, fetus, fists, foist, fosse, fuses, issue, ousts, seifs, setts, sifts, sises, sites, situs, softs, souse, stets, sties.

 Words containing the letters "e-f-i-o-s-s-s-t-t-u"
 

+4 letters: factitiousness, fictitiousness, fortuitousness.

 

+5 letters: flirtatiousness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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