tissue culture
nounDefinition of tissue culture
: the process or technique of making body tissue grow in a culture medium outside the organism
also
: a culture of tissue (such as epithelium)
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Today, Cleber Trujillo, a project scientist, oversees the growth of thousands of organoids in a tissue culture room in Dr. Muotri’s lab. — New York Times, "Organoids Are Not Brains. How Are They Making Brain Waves?," 29 Aug. 2019 Because ‘Cavendish’ produces no seeds, it can only be propagated by division or tissue culture. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, "Yes, We’ll Have No Bananas," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tissue culture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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