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
- pinguecula a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
- elastosis breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)