elastic tissue

noun

Anatomy.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of elastic tissue¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

While you’re there, you can use all the muscles in your body, your sinews and elastic tissues, without that extra weight that’s on you.

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They’re made of a strong elastic tissue that stretches from back to front across the voice box.

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Specifically, they looked at arteries which are composed of alternating layers of muscle and elastic tissue and carry blood at high pressure away from the heart.

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"If you have more fat under the skin or more elastic tissue, that's going to cushion the area better," Neutze says.

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The video shows the rapid recoil of elastic tissues in the chameleon's tongue when it strikes to catch an insect.

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