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

The insertion is tendinous on the dorsal surface of the lower mandible in common with the dorsal aponeurosis of pars profundus.

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

The lateral tendon of M. pseudotemporalis superficialis converges with the aponeurosis.

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

The tendon of origin is actually one with the ventral aponeurosis of pars profundus, which is situated in a horizontal plane.

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