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aponeurosis
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ap·o·neu·ro·sis  (p-n-rss, -ny-)
n. pl. ap·o·neu·ro·ses (-sz)
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 aponeursis, from aponeurousthai, to become tendinous : apo-, apo- + neuron, sinew; see (s)neu- in Indo-European roots.]
apo·neu·rotic (-rtk) adj.
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Noun1.aponeurosis - any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
facia, fascia - a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc


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