elastin
- n a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries
elastomer
- n any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)
elastoplast
- n an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds
elastosis
- n breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)