elastic fiber
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elastic fiber
n.
Any various thick yellow connective-tissue fibers containing elastin and characterized by great elasticity.
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elastic fiber
A protein strand found in connective tissue which has contractile propertiesMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Elastic fiber
Fibrous, stretchable connective tissue made primarily from proteins, elastin, collagen, and fibrillin.
Mentioned in: Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
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