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
When the vessels have reached the organs, they are found to be structurally changed in that there is in them a relatively small amount of elastic tissue but a great deal of smooth muscle.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
In the first place it, together with the elastic tissue, keeps the capacity of the blood vessels equal to the volume of the blood.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
The fibers of yellow elastic tissue are much stronger and coarser than those of the white.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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