aponeurosis
noun
a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
aponeurotic
-
a word derived from
aponeurosis.
Example Sentences
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The amount of displacement depends upon the level of the fracture, and the extent to which the aponeurotic expansion of the triceps is torn.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Gluteal fibrositis usually follows exposure to wet, and affects the gluteal muscles, particularly the medius, and their aponeurotic coverings.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
At this level, and near the median line, the semi-membranosus, not aponeurotic, but fleshy, and even thicker there than anywhere else, sometimes produces a sharply localized prominence.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
At times, however, especially when its aponeurotic expansion is diseased, the necrosis of the perforans spreads until the aponeurosis is eaten through and the phalangeal sheath penetrated.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
The origin is aponeurotic in the preacetabular region but fleshy in the postacetabular region.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
