different between tissue vs fascicle

English

Etymology

From Middle English tyssew, from Old French tissu, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?sju?/, /?t??u/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??u/
• Rhymes: -?sju?, -??u?
• Hyphenation: tis?sue

Noun

tissue (countable and uncountable, plural tissues)

1. Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
2. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
3. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
4. Absorbent paper as material.
5. (biology) A group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.
   • 2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, "Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:

     What they lack is outermost brain tissue that, at least in humans, prompts awareness and interpretation.

6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
   • 1888, A. J. Balfour, The Religion of Humanity:

     unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious emotion

7. (horse racing, slang) The scratch sheet or racing form.
   • 2016, Gerald Hammond, The Language of Horse Racing:

     Pricing the first show is a matter of the bookmaker's individual judgment, relying upon advice from all quarters, particularly the tissue; but very soon in the betting exchanges it becomes clear that the sole criterion for the fixing of a horse's price is demand.

Translations

Derived terms

• tissue committee

Verb

tissue (third-person singular simple present tissues, present participle tissuing, simple past and past participle tissued)

1. To form tissue of; to interweave.

Anagrams

• Eustis, suites

Middle English

Noun

tissue

1. Alternative form of tyssew

English

Etymology

From Latin fasciculus, a diminutive of fascis (“bundle”); see also fasces. Doublet of fasciculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæs?k?l/

Noun

fascicle (plural fascicles)

1. A bundle or cluster.
2. (anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
3. (botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
4. (botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
5. (publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.

   Synonym: serial

Related terms

• fasciculation

Translations

Further reading

• muscle fascicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• fascicle (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fasciculus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /f??si.kl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fa?si.kle/

Noun

fascicle m (plural fascicles)

1. fascicle

Further reading

• “fascicle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “fascicle” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fascicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.