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Definition of soft tissue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soft tissue

noun

/ˌsɒft ˈtɪʃuː/

/ˌsɔːft ˈtɪʃuː/

[uncountable, countable] (anatomy)

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the parts of the body that are not bone, for example the skin and muscles

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