tejido
fabric, tissue
noun teh-HEE-doh Less Common
Origin: From tejer ('to weave'), from Latin texere.
Also means
knitting (craft)
Usage Note
Tejido covers both biological tissue (tejido muscular — 'muscle tissue') and woven or knitted fabric (tejido de lana — 'woollen fabric'). The craft of knitting/weaving is also called el tejido. The verb tejer means both 'to weave' and 'to knit.' Do not confuse tejido (fabric/tissue) with tela (cloth, a broader term for any flat material).
Examples
"El tejido muscular se recupera con descanso."
Natural Translation
Muscle tissue recovers with rest.

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