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Collocations for tissue - noun

1. organic material

ADJ.

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

2. paper handkerchief

ADJ.

paper | toilet

QUANT.

box, pack, packet, wad
She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.

VERB + TISSUE

use

PREP.

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

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