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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.