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ELASTIN

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

Definitions of ELASTIN

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Albuminoid of elastic tissue.

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

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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