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ELASTIN

\ɪlˈastɪn], \ɪlˈastɪn], \ɪ_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of ELASTIN

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An albuminoid, or scleroprotein, present especially in yellow elastic fibrous tissue.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Albuminoid of elastic tissue.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The principal substance in elastic fibre.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The substance which forms elastic tissues.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

The main albuminoid of yellow elastic tissue.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The proteid constituent of connective tissue. It occurs most abundantly in the cervical ligament and is quite resistant to the action of chemical agent.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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