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elastic tissue
noun
Anatomy.
- connective tissue consisting chiefly of yellow, elastic fibers and composing certain ligaments and the walls of the arteries.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of elastic tissue1
First recorded in 1860–65
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While you’re there, you can use all the muscles in your body, your sinews and elastic tissues, without that extra weight that’s on you.
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They’re made of a strong elastic tissue that stretches from back to front across the voice box.
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Specifically, they looked at arteries which are composed of alternating layers of muscle and elastic tissue and carry blood at high pressure away from the heart.
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"If you have more fat under the skin or more elastic tissue, that's going to cushion the area better," Neutze says.
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The video shows the rapid recoil of elastic tissues in the chameleon's tongue when it strikes to catch an insect.
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