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Rule "brain tissues (tissue)"

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Description: brain tissues (tissue)
Message: When talking about anatomy, "tissue" is an uncountable noun and therefore appears in the singular form.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This accompanies other changes which result in an increased amount of blood entering the lung tissues.
    Correction suggestion: tissue
  • The results show 234 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between GBM and normal brain tissues.
    Correction suggestion: tissue
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The TRAM flap (Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap) procedure reconstructs the breast using an autologous flap of abdominal, cutaneous, and muscle tissues.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BODY_TISSUE_UNCOUNTABLE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-03 22:33:08 +0200)