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Collocations for tissue - noun

1. organic material

ADJECTIVE

living
healthy, normal
Vitamin C helps maintain healthy tissue.
damaged, diseased
animal, human, plant
Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
body, brain, intestinal, lung, muscle, etc.
connective, scar
surrounding
fat, fatty, fibrous, soft
She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.

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VERB + tissue

damage
remove

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2. paper handkerchief

ADJECTIVE

paper
toilet

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… OF TISSUES

box, pack, package (AmE), packet, wad
She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box.

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VERB + tissue

use
take

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PREPOSITION

on a/the tissue
He wiped his nose on a tissue.
with a/the tissue
She gently dabbed her eyes with a tissue.

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