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101tissue type — noun a class of tissues which are immunologically compatible with one another. verb (tissue type) determine the tissue type of …
102tissue culture — tis′sue cul ture n. 1) lab med the technique or process of growing living tissue in a prepared medium 2) lab med the tissue so cultured • Etymology: 1920–25 …
103tissue layer — noun a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants • Syn: ↑membrane • Derivationally related forms: ↑membranous (for: ↑membrane) • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue …
104tissue-typing — tissˈue typing noun The determination of body tissue types, eg to ensure compatibility between the donor and the recipient in transplant surgery • • • Main Entry: ↑tissue …
105tissue culture — Culture Cul ture (k?l t?r; 135), n. [F. culture, L. cultura, fr. colere to till, cultivate; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Colony}.] 1. The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the… …
106Tissue paper — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… …
107Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases — The matrix metalloproteinases are inhibited by specific endogenous tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), which comprise a family of four protease inhibitors: TIMP1 , TIMP2 , TIMP3 and TIMP4 . Overall, all MMPs are inhibited by TIMPs… …
108Tissue factor pathway inhibitor — Régulation (inhibition) de la coagulation (en rouge). Le Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI ou inhibiteur de la voie du facteur tissulaire) est une protéine intervenant dans la régulation de la coagulation sanguine. TFPI est produit par la… …
109tissue culture — Originally the maintenance and growth of pieces of explanted tissue (plant or animal) in culture away from the source organism. Now usually refers to the (much more frequently used) technique of cell culture, using cells dispersed from tissues,… …
110tissue-typing — The process of determining the allelic types of the antigens of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that determine whether a tissue graft will be accepted or rejected. At present carried out either by use of polyclonal or monoclonal… …
