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Aponeurosis

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Noun

1. aponeurosis

any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons

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Aponeurosis

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

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Aponeurosis

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nounWord forms: plural ˌaponeuˈroˌses (ˌæpoʊnuˈroʊˌsiz ; apˌōno̅orōˈsēzˌ; ˌæpoʊnjuˈroʊˌsiz ; apˌōnyo̅orōˈsēzˌ; ˌæpənuˈroʊsiz ; apˌəno̅orōˈsēz; ˌæpəˈnjuˈroʊˌsiz ; apˌənyo̅oˈrōˈsēzˌ)
a fibrous membrane that covers certain muscles or connects them to their origins or insertions

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aponeurosis

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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.

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