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elastic fiber

elastic fiber noun: any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures such as the lungs, the skin, and blood vessels.

elastic fiber: any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity...
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Noun

elastic fiber (plural elastic fibers)

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

Synonyms of elastic fiber

  • yellow fiber

Forms of elastic fiber

pluralelastic fibers
alternative formelastic fibre

Questions about elastic fiber

What does elastic fiber mean?
Elastic fiber means any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures such as the lungs, the skin, and blood vessels.
What part of speech is elastic fiber?
Elastic fiber is a noun.
What is the plural of elastic fiber?
The plural of elastic fiber is elastic fibers.

Words near elastic fiber in the dictionary

  1. elastic collision
  2. elastic collisions
  3. elastic deformation
  4. elastic energies
  5. elastic energy
  6. elastic fiber
  7. elastic fibers
  8. elastic limit
  9. elastic limits
  10. elastic recovery
  11. elastic sides

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