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

Such elastic tissue is, however, the very material for the construction of vocal bands, as they require to be firm yet elastic.

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In this coat also there is a considerable proportion of elastic tissue, especially in the larger vessels.

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The Vocal Ligaments are two ledges of elastic tissue covered with a very delicate membrane.

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Leptothrix buccalis, which is a normal inhabitant of the mouth, may easily be mistaken for elastic tissue.

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The tunica media is composed of intermingled bundles of elastic tissue, smooth muscle fibers, and some fibrous tissue.

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