oxytalan

oxytalan

 [ok-sit´ah-lan] a connective tissue fiber found in the periodontal membrane.

ox·yt·a·lan

(ok-sit'ă-lan), A type of connective tissue fiber representing an early stage in the formation of elastin fibers and found throughout the body, particularly in the periodontal ligament and gingivae. [G. oxys, acid, + talas, suffering, resisting; coined term probably intended to mean "resistant to acid hydrolysis"]

ox·y·ta·lan

(ok-sit'ă-lan) A type of connective tissue fiber found in the periodontal ligaments of a number of animals having the same ultrastructural features as immature elastin, i.e., microfilaments without the elastin. [G. oxys, acid, + talas, suffering, resisting; coined term probably intended to mean "resistant to acid hydrolysis"]