soft tissue

noun

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).

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Meanings

nounsoft tissue (plural soft tissues)

plural soft tissues

  1. anatomyAll 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).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 軟組織 /软组织
  • 軟組織 /软组织 (ruǎnzǔzhī)tissues of the body
Dutch weke delen
  • weke delentissues of the body
Finnish pehmytkudos
  • pehmytkudostissues of the body
French tissu mou
  • tissu moutissues of the body
German Weichteile
  • Weichteiletissues of the body
Japanese 軟部組織
  • 軟部組織 (nanbu soshiki)tissues of the body
Polish tkanka miękka
  • tkanka miękkatissues of the body
Cite this entry
APA

soft tissue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tissue

MLA

“soft tissue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tissue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft tissue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tissue.

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