Tissue
elastic fiber
e·las·tic fi·ber
Definitions related to elastic fibers:
  • A type of connective tissue consisting of an outer mantel of microfibrils and an amorphous elastin inner core capable of repetitive cycles of extension and recoil.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An supramolecular fiber that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Elastic fibre, any of the yellowish branching fibres composed primarily of the protein elastin, frequently arranged in plates or perforated membranes, as in the walls of the large arteries. Unlike collagenous fibres, they show no orderly fibrous subunits under microscopic examination but sometimes...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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