Medical Material
elastomer

e·las·to·mer [ ih-las-tuh-mer ]
Subclass of:
Polymers
Definitions related to elastomers:
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General term for substances having the properties of natural, reclaimed, vulcanized, or synthetic rubber, in that they stretch under tension, have a high tensile strength, retract rapidly, and recover their original dimensions fully.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A generic term for all substances having the properties of stretching under tension, high tensile strength, retracting rapidly, and recovering their original dimensions fully. They are generally POLYMERS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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