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elastin definition

elas·tin (ē las′tin)

noun

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

Etymology: see elastic & -in

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