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Webster 1913 Edition
Aponeurosis
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Apˊo-neu-ro′sis
,Noun.
pl.
Aponeuroses
. [Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to pass into a tendon; [GREEK] from + [GREEK] to strain the sinews, [GREEK] sinew, tendon, nerve.]
(Anat.)
Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See
Fascia
. Webster 1828 Edition
Aponeurosis
APONEURO'SIS
,Definition 2024
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
English
Noun
aponeurosis (plural aponeuroses)
- (anatomy) A flattened fibrous membrane, similar to a tendon, that binds muscles together or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
Derived terms
Translations
flattened fibrous membrane
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