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elastic tissue definition

elastic tissue

a connective tissue consisting largely of yellow, elastic fibers, occurring especially in the walls of arteries and veins

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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