a yellow, fibrous protein that is the basic constituent of elastic connective tissue, as in a lung or artery
Origin of elastin
see elastic and -inelastin
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elastin
noun
A protein similar to collagen that is the principal structural component of elastic fibers.
Origin of elastin
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural elastins)
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elastin - Medical Definition
n.
A protein similar to collagen that is the principal structural component of elastic fibers.
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