elastic tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elastic tissue
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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.
From US News ● Jun. 13, 2016
Dense regular elastic tissue contains elastin fibers in addition to collagen fibers, which allows the ligament to return to its original length after stretching.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the intima of the larger arteries the elastic tissue occurs as sheets, which under the microscope appear perforated and pitted, the so-called fenestrated membrane of Henle.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
A deer's shoulder is not attached to the skeleton at all; it lies loosely inside the skin, with only a bit of delicate elastic tissue joining it to the muscles of the body.
From A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories by William J. (William Joseph) Long
The heart is the chief factor in propelling the blood, although the muscles and the elastic tissue in the walls of the arteries and the valves in the veins are necessary aids in the process.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
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