Since tritium is almost always found as water, it goes directly into soft tissues and organs.

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Bacteria in the sewage eats the flies' soft tissues, which releases enzymes that break down the hardened shell.

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Its tubercles and soft tissues were inflamed, and the annulus fibrosus of its disks was the color of bad teeth.

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Gout is a disease in which uric acid salts (urates) are deposited in joints or in soft tissues (this is called tophaceous gout).

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Only her skin and soft cranial tissues stand between the outside world and her brain, and that's not enough.

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Biolase's Waterlase system uses a patented combination of water and lasers to precisely cut hard tissues (bone and teeth) and soft tissue (gums) with minimal damage to surrounding areas.

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