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aponeurosis
noun apo·neu·ro·sis \ˌa-pə-nu̇-ˈrō-səs, -nyu̇-\
Definition of APONEUROSIS
: a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
— apo·neu·rot·ic \-ˈrä-tik\ adjective
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Origin of APONEUROSIS
New Latin, from Greek aponeurōsis, from aponeurousthai to pass into a tendon, from apo- + neuron sinew — more at nerve
Medical Dictionary
aponeurosis
noun apo·neu·ro·sis \ˌap-ə-n(y)u̇-ˈrō-səs\
plural apo·neu·ro·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of APONEUROSIS
: any of the broad flat sheets of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that cover, invest, and form the terminations and attachments of various muscles
—apo·neu·rot·ic \-ˈrät-ik\ adjective
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