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elastic tissue
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noun Anatomy.
connective tissue consisting chiefly of yellow, elastic fibers and composing certain ligaments and the walls of the arteries.
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Origin of elastic tissue
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby elastic tissue
elastic limit, elastic modulus, elastic rebound, elastic scattering, elastic strain, elastic tissue, elastic wave, elastin, elastomer, Elastoplast, Elat
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