elastic fiber

== English == === Alternative forms === elastic fibre === Noun === elastic fiber (plural elastic fibers) (biology) Any of the extracellular yellowish fibers, composed primarily of elastin, which provide elasticity to structures such as the lungs, the skin, and blood vessels. Synonym: yellow fiber Coordinate terms: collagen fiber, reticular fiber ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “elastic fiber”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “elastic fiber”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “elastic fibre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.