About The Word Aponeurosis
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Aponeurosis
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What's The Definition Of Aponeurosis?
[n] any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aponeurosis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aponeurosis: Aponeurosis In Webster's Dictionary \Ap`o*neu*ro"sis\, n.; pl. {Aponeuroses}. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? to pass into a tendon; ? from + ? to strain the sinews,
? sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.)
Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci[ae] which
cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many
muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat
and thin. See {Fascia}.
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