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Definitions of elastic tissue
Definition that contains elastic tissue
  • cartilage tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
  • tendon a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
  • gristle tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
  • sinew a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
  • elastin a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries
  • elastosis breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)
  • pinguecula a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
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