elastic tissue

elastic tissue
elastic tissue n tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers that is found esp. in some ligaments and tendons

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strong extensible flexible connective tissue rich in yellow elastic fibres. These fibres are long, thin, and branching and are composed primarily of an albumin-like protein, elastin. Elastic tissue is found in the dermis of the skin, in arterial walls, and in the walls of the alveoli of the lungs.

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connective tissue made up of elastic fibers, frequently massed into sheets. Called also yellow elastic t.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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