soft tissue
English
Noun
soft tissue (plural soft tissues)
- (anatomy) All the tissues of the body except the calcified ones such as bones and teeth. (Cartilage of joints is often excluded from the definition as well).
- Hyponyms: flesh, meat, muscle, fat, skin; blood, blood vessel, connective tissue, epithelium, fascia, ligament, lymph, nerve, synovium, tendon
Translations
tissues of the body
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