Meaning of APONEUROSIS
| Pronunciation: | | `apunû'rowsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons |
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| | See Also: | | facia, fascia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A type of connective tissue which attaches muscle to other tissue types, including bone. Appears as flat, fibrous sheets. |
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