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  • noun pathology The degeneration of elastic tissue

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)

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Examples

  • The loss of elastin thanks to aging and sun damage can create a condition called solar elastosis, in which the thin skin under the eyes sinks down onto the remaining collagen and looks bumpy, with a texture like an orange peel.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • The loss of elastin thanks to aging and sun damage can create a condition called solar elastosis, in which the thin skin under the eyes sinks down onto the remaining collagen and looks bumpy, with a texture like an orange peel.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • The loss of elastin thanks to aging and sun damage can create a condition called solar elastosis, in which the thin skin under the eyes sinks down onto the remaining collagen and looks bumpy, with a texture like an orange peel.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Often there is a lot of visible sun damage above the upper lip, and some people start to see solar elastosis loss of the extracellular matrix that gives a slightly bumpy, cobblestone-like texture to the skin there.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Often there is a lot of visible sun damage above the upper lip, and some people start to see solar elastosis loss of the extracellular matrix that gives a slightly bumpy, cobblestone-like texture to the skin there.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Often there is a lot of visible sun damage above the upper lip, and some people start to see solar elastosis loss of the extracellular matrix that gives a slightly bumpy, cobblestone-like texture to the skin there.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Communication • Qualifiers ( "equivocators") » "Consistent with" » If clinical diagnosis provided - "Conjunctiva with actinic elastosis, goblet cell hyperplasia, and mild chronic inflammation, histological features compatible with the clinical diagnosis of a pterygium" •

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Communication • Qualifiers ( "equivocators") » "Consistent with" » If clinical diagnosis provided - "Conjunctiva with actinic elastosis, goblet cell hyperplasia, and mild chronic inflammation, histological features compatible with the clinical diagnosis of a pterygium" •

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • In some patients, thin lips are associated with the generalized elastosis of ageing.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • The most significant damage occurs deep in the dermis, where collagen and elastin fibers break down much more quickly than they should, leading to deep wrinkles and loose, sagging skin (solar elastosis).

    Find Me A Cure 2008

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