elastica

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A curve that minimizes bending energy; the shape that a thin flexible rod assumes when its endpoints are fixed.
2. isim Connective tissue that contains elastic fibers, such as that found in blood vessels or skin.

   “That the elastica interna becomes so modified in its staining properties, so swollen as to exceed ten times the original elastica in thickness, is a fact that cannot be doubted.”