aponeurosis
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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 ( see apo-, neuron) + -sis -sis
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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
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 genus is characterized by a moderate-sized araphic submentalis muscle and an undifferentiated intermandibularis having an elongate median aponeurosis.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
The ventral aponeurosis inserts on a crista immediately below the insertion of the dorsal aponeurosis.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.
This series of muscle slips from the thoracic ribs attaches to the aponeurosis covering the lungs.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne
Muscles attach to bones directly or through tendons or aponeuroses.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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 Blaisdell, Albert F.
The insertion is primarily by means of two aponeuroses.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.
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 Thomson, Alexis
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 Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
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