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aponeurosis

Pronunciation: /ˌapənjʊˈrəʊsɪs/
Definition of aponeurosis

noun (plural aponeuroses /-siːz/)

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

Derivatives

aponeurotic

Pronunciation: /apənjʊˈrɒtɪk/
adjective

Origin:

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

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