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aponeurosis

Syllabification: (ap·o·neu·ro·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌapən(y)o͝oˈrōsis/
Definition of aponeurosis

noun (plural aponeuroses /-ˌsēz/)

Anatomy
  • a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a wide area of attachment.

Derivatives

aponeurotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrätik/
adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek aponeurōsis, from apo 'off, away' + neuron 'sinew' + -osis

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