aponeurosis

[ ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]

noun,plural ap·o·neu·ro·ses [ap-uh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-]. /ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/. Anatomy.
  1. a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.

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Origin of aponeurosis

1
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

Other words from aponeurosis

  • ap·o·neu·rot·ic [ap-uh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo-], /ˌæp ə nʊˈrɒt ɪk, -nyʊ-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for aponeurosis

aponeurosis

/ (ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-siːz)
  1. anatomy a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones

Origin of aponeurosis

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C17: via New Latin from Greek, from aponeurousthai to change into a tendon, from neuron tendon

Derived forms of aponeurosis

  • aponeurotic (ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk), adjective

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