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aponeurosis
[ ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ sɪs, -nyʊ- /
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noun, plural ap·o·neu·ro·ses [ap-uh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-]. /ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/. Anatomy.
a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
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OTHER WORDS FROM aponeurosis
ap·o·neu·rot·ic [ap-uh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo-], /ˌæp ə nʊˈrɒt ɪk, -nyʊ-/, adjectiveWords nearby aponeurosis
apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, apomorphy, aponeurosis, apopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony, apophthegm
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British Dictionary definitions for aponeurosis
aponeurosis
/ (ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
anatomy a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
Derived forms of aponeurosis
aponeurotic (ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for aponeurosis
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from aponeurousthai to change into a tendon, from neuron tendon
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