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Aponeurotic

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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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Adj.1.aponeurotic - of or relating to an aponeurosis; "muscles attached by a flat aponeurotic membrane"


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Below the umbilicus, the aponeurotic fibers pass anterior to the rectus abdominis muscle; therefore, the posterior sheath does not extend below this level.
Physical therapy implications following the TRAM procedure by Monteiro, MaryEllen / Physical Therapy
[6-8] This alteration in the abdominal muscles' medial aponeurotic attachment also may influence the angle of bony attachments, made by the muscles, in the coronal plane.
Structure and function of the abdominal muscles in primigravid ... by Brown, J. Mark M. / Physical Therapy
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