elastic fiber

noun

Definition of ELASTIC FIBER

: a thick very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin

1849

Medical Dictionary

noun

: a thick very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin

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