soft tissue
1 of 1noun/ˈsɔft ˈtɪʃu/
Forms:soft tissues
1
the parts of the body that are soft and flexible, such as muscles, fat, skin, and organs, not bones or hard structures
- The injury only affected soft tissue, not the bone.
- Doctors examined the soft tissue around the wound.
- The scan showed damage to the soft tissue in his leg.
- Bruising often happens in soft tissue after a fall.
- The surgery was done carefully to avoid soft tissue damage.