- elastic fibers
- yellowish fibers of elastic quality, composed of a core of cross-linked elastin surrounded by fibrillin microfibrils, traversing the intercellular substance of connective tissue; called also yellow f's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
elastic fibers
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elastic fibers — n. yellowish fibers composed of protein elastin crossing the intercellular substance of connective tissue … English contemporary dictionary
elastic tissue — n tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers that is found esp. in some ligaments and tendons * * * strong extensible flexible connective tissue rich in yellow elastic fibres. These fibres are long, thin, and branching and are composed primarily … Medical dictionary
elastic cartilage — n a yellowish flexible cartilage having the matrix infiltrated in all directions by a network of elastic fibers and occurring chiefly in the external ear, eustachian tube, and some cartilages of the larynx and epiglottis * * * a type of cartilage … Medical dictionary
Elastic — E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elastic bitumen — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elastic curve — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elastic fluids — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elastic limit — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elastic tissue — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elastic tissue — n. a connective tissue consisting largely of yellow, elastic fibers, occurring especially in the walls of arteries and veins … English World dictionary
