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elastin

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(ē las′tin)

noun

a yellow, fibrous protein that is the basic constituent of elastic connective tissue, as in a lung or artery

Origin: see elastic & -in

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noun

A protein similar to collagen that is the principal structural component of elastic fibers.

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Origin: elast(ic)

Origin: + -in

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