aponeurosis

American  

[ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo-] / ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ sɪs, -nyʊ- /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

aponeuroses

1. a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.

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aponeurosis British  

/ ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk, ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. anatomy a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones

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Other Word Forms

• aponeurotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of aponeurosis

1670–80; < Greek aponeúrōsis the part of a muscle becoming a tendon, equivalent to aponeurō-, variant stem of aponeuroûn to change to tendon ( apo-, neuron ) + -sis -sis

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• aponeurosis vs. tendon

Example Sentences

In other places, the mysia may fuse with a broad, tendon-like sheet called an aponeurosis, or to fascia, the connective tissue between skin and bones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The broad, triangular latissimus dorsi is located on the inferior part of the back, where it inserts into a thick connective tissue shealth called an aponeurosis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Fibers attach to the dorsal and ventral side of the aponeurosis.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.

It is covered by an aponeurosis, and in part by the great gluteal.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Further, it makes tense the aponeurosis into which it is inserted; this explains the name of tensor of the fascia of the forearm, which is sometimes given to it.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard