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2elastic

noun

Medical Definition of ELASTIC

1
a :  easily stretched rubber usually prepared in cords, strings, or bands b :  a band of elastic used especially in orthodontics; also :  one placed around a tooth at the gumline in effecting its nonsurgical removal
2
a :  an elastic fabric usually made of yarns containing rubber b :  something made from this fabric

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