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ap⋅o⋅neu⋅ro⋅sis

  [ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo-]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Anatomy.
a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
Origin:
1670–80; < Gk aponeúrōsis the part of a muscle becoming a tendon, equiv. to aponeurō-, var. s. of aponeuroûn to change to tendon (see apo-, neuron ) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
ap⋅o⋅neu⋅rot⋅ic  [ap-uh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo-] , adjective
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ap·o·neu·ro·sis   (āp'ə-nŏŏ-rō'sĭs, -nyŏŏ-)   
n.   pl. ap·o·neu·ro·ses (-sēz')
A sheetlike fibrous membrane, resembling a flattened tendon, that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or as a means of connecting muscle to bone.

[Greek aponeurōsis, from aponeurousthai, to become tendinous : apo-, apo- + neuron, sinew; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.]
ap'o·neu·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: apo·neu·ro·sis
Pronunciation: "ap-&-n(y)u-'rO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural apo·neu·ro·ses /-"sEz/
: any of the broad flat sheets of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that cover, invest, and form the terminationsand attachments of various muscles —apo·neu·rot·ic /-'rät-ik/ adjective
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aponeurosis ap·o·neu·ro·sis (āp'ə-n&oobreve;-rō'sĭs, -ny&oobreve;-)
n.
A sheetlike fibrous membrane resembling a flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or to connect muscle to bone.

ap'o·neu·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj.

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