单词 | elastic tissue |
释义 | > as lemmaselastic tissue c. Anatomy. elastic tissue: one of the varieties of areolar or connective tissue. elastic fibre, a fibre of a kind present in certain types of connective tissue and cartilage, characterized by being branched, easily stretched, and giving tissue a yellow colour when present in bulk. ΚΠ 1849 A. H. Hassall Microsc. Anat. Human Body I. xvii. 331 Acetic acid applied to a portion of mixed cellular tissue, at once allows the elastic fibres to be clearly seen. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. i. 41 Elastic Tissue is composed of homogeneous fibres. 1876 J. Quain Elem. Anat. (ed. 8) ii. 67 Yellow or Elastic Tissue. 1968 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. I. xxix. 10 The lung's elastic fibres form a system of branching springs. < as lemmas |
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