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elastic fibres Ps, fibres, often 
branched a 
ng water, but 
easily acted on by tryptic digestion 
A 
rtilage, — consists of 
elastic fibres which 
anastomose in all directions (anal) 
elastic tissue,—a nective 
Fe in which elastic and yellowish 
bre a mixe non- 
elastic: s (phys.). 
elastin (eine ‘tin) nm. [Gk. elauein, os 
e substance which form 
elastic esuenia 
elater (€l’atér) 7. Oia elater, ariver.] 
One of the cells in certain plants 
with a spiral thickening in the 
wall which assists in dispersing 
the spores (40 = 
el ce organ,—modifications of 
- muscles or “ioe s of muscles 
which di considerable 
amount 
of electric energy, found 
in certain Fishes (zoo/.). 
electroplax —_ tropliks) m. (Gk. 
elektron, amber; flax, anything 
broad io flat.) One of the 
saat este of an ee aoe: 
arranged at right angles 
to the rol of the primitive muscle 
zool. 
cletrotonte “eeapriaaye nog a. [Gk. 
elektron. tension. ] 
Pert. astate rofeloctri tensi ion (pAys.). 
electrotonus — op nis) #2. [Gk. 
oy erage 1onos, ension.] 
The iced rey pees of a nerve 
oral subjected constant 
t of fener ( _ 
me él@idin) eleos, 
ering.}| A 
as sm 
granulosum_ of 
pie a stage in the formation 
of k n (phys.). 
Pscleni “el émént) #. [L. elementum, 
unit.] substance that canno 
be separated into simpler substances 
eleutherodactyl (éla’ centage vhiy- a. 
\See eleutheros, fre tylos, 
r.} Having me hind ee 
rn (zool.). i 
eleutheropetalous (éli’thérépét'Aliis) 
EMB- 
a. [Gk. oa free ; petalon, 
— Having the pet tals or the 
omponents oF a whorl free or 
eo (40t.). 
eleutherophyllous (éli’thér6fil’tis) a. 
[Gk. at ria a leaf. ] 
ing the compon f th 
erianth witaris: free (ot), 
iciveniniiicns (éla’thérés€p’aliis) 
a. rage ele stherns, free ; sepalon, 
al.] tse the sepals free and 
ts 
oe (ena a. [Gk. elleipsis, 
l-shape 
; pests of ab the sam 
1 
x, which are slightly 
elytritorm (lt riform) a. [Gk. ance 
shea L. forma, si Shaped 
Tike a ayitaie (zo 
ont anes (elit roid) a. ‘Gk. ey 
shea eidos, ¥ A a 
piling: an elytrum 
plates eau on the dorsal surface 
of some worms es 
sinkeannde (éma rjing at) a. [L. e, 
Pushing or 
em (é émbo’ litim) m. — [Gk. 
pales. pointed. ] he outer or 
costal part = the wing in certain 
insects (00 
embolomero @ m’bélém’ériis) a. 
[Gk, entbolos anything pointed ; 
meros, part.] Having two verte- 
bral rings in each segment due 
th ion of a 
with the neu - arch, and t 
uni f the slenrhtentrs 
below the Pra (anat.). 
pan (é —— mt. [Gk embryon, 
mbryo.] ung organism 
in Sig ar stages "of its develop- 
t before it has become self- 
ace (diol.). 
