The exact role of a tissue in an organism depends on what types of cells it contains. For example, the endothelial tissue that lines the human gastrointestinal tract consists of several cell types.

It’s usually thicker than normal skin and can be discolored or shiny. Scar tissue is the thickened, fibrous connective tissue that develops after healthy skin cells have been destroyed.

Having scattered fibroglandular tissue means your breasts contain mostly fatty tissue with a few areas of fibroglandular tissue. The density of your breast tissue can affect your breast cancer risk.

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from engineering, biology, and materials science to develop biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue ...

A soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a malignant tumor that starts in soft tissue such as muscle, deep skin tissues, cartilage, or fat. It often occurs as a lump in the arm, although it can happen anywhere.