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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elastic tissue1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Such elastic tissue is, however, the very material for the construction of vocal bands, as they require to be firm yet elastic.
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In this coat also there is a considerable proportion of elastic tissue, especially in the larger vessels.
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The Vocal Ligaments are two ledges of elastic tissue covered with a very delicate membrane.
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Leptothrix buccalis, which is a normal inhabitant of the mouth, may easily be mistaken for elastic tissue.
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The tunica media is composed of intermingled bundles of elastic tissue, smooth muscle fibers, and some fibrous tissue.
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