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

Such elastic tissue is, however, the very material for the construction of vocal bands, as they require to be firm yet elastic.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
In this coat also there is a considerable proportion of elastic tissue, especially in the larger vessels.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The Vocal Ligaments are two ledges of elastic tissue covered with a very delicate membrane.
The Mechanism of the Human Voice|Emil Behnke
Leptothrix buccalis, which is a normal inhabitant of the mouth, may easily be mistaken for elastic tissue.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

The tunica media is composed of intermingled bundles of elastic tissue, smooth muscle fibers, and some fibrous tissue.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield