elastic tissue
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elastic tissue
n.
A type of connective tissue consisting mainly of elastic fibers and found in the walls of arteries, dermis of the skin, and certain ligaments and tendons.
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elas′tic tis′sue
n.
connective tissue consisting chiefly of yellow, elastic fibers and composing certain ligaments and the walls of the arteries.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments elastin - a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries |
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