tissue culture
noun
the technique of cultivating living tissue in a prepared medium outside the body.
the tissue so cultivated.
Origin of tissue culture
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby tissue culture
tisiphone,
tiso,
tisquantum,
tissot,
tissue,
tissue culture,
tissue lymph,
tissue paper,
tissue plasminogen activator,
tissue respiration,
tissue tension
British Dictionary definitions for tissue culture
tissue culture
noun
the growth of small pieces of animal or plant tissue in a sterile controlled medium
the tissue produced as a result of this process
Medical definitions for tissue culture
tissue culture
n.
The technique or process of keeping tissue viable in a culture medium.
A culture of tissue grown by this technique or process.