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

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 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.

Part of the aponeurosis becomes tendonlike in the middle of M. pterygoideus ventralis and separates its two divisions.

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.