aponeurosis
noun
a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
aponeuroses
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pluralof aponeurosis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Muscles attach to bones directly or through tendons or aponeuroses.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The insertion is primarily by means of two aponeuroses.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Robert L. Merz
Again, tendons are spread out in a flat layer on the surface of muscles, in which case they are called aponeuroses.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
It would appear to involve mainly the fibrous tissue of muscles, although it may extend from this to aponeuroses, ligaments, periosteum, and the sheaths of nerves.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Divide the aponeuroses between the recti upon a director.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
