See Also: tela elastica(medicine)
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tela elastica (medicine)


tela elastica -->
elastic tissue


A form of connective tissue in which the elastic fibres predominate; it constitutes the ligamenta flava of the vertebrae and the ligamentum nuchae, especially of quadrupeds; it occurs also in the walls of the arteries and of the bronchial tree, and connects the cartilages of the larynx.

Synonym: elastica, tela elastica.