elastic fiber

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elastic fiber

Thick elastic fibers from the visceral pleura (outer lining) of the human lung

Alternative forms

elastic fibre

Noun

elastic fiber (plural elastic fibers)

(biology) Any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures such as the lungs, the skin, and blood vessels.
Synonym: yellow fiber

Coordinate terms: collagen fiber, reticular fiber

Translations

any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures

Further reading

“elastic fiber”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“elastic fiber”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
“elastic fibre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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