HyperDic: elastic_tissue

English > 1 sense of the expression *elastic tissue*:
NOUN	body	elastic tissue	connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments

English > *elastic tissue*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments.
Broader	connective tissue	tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells
Substances	elastin	A fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries