| NOUN | body | elastin | a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries |
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| Meaning | A fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries. | |
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| Broader | scleroprotein, albuminoid | A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
| Substance of | 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 |
| Spanish | elastina | |
| Catalan | elastina | |
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