elastic tissue

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elastic tissue

–noun Anatomy.

connective tissue consisting chiefly of yellow, elastic fibers and composing certain ligaments and the walls of the arteries.

Origin:
1860–65

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elastic tissue
n. A type of connective tissue consisting mainly of elastic fibers and found in the walls of arteries, in the dermis of the skin, and in certain ligaments and tendons.

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Main Entry: elastic tissue
Function: noun
: tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers that is found especially in some ligaments and tendons

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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elastic tissue n.
Connective tissue in which elastic fibers predominate.

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