aponeurosis (redirected from Pharyngeal aponeurosis)

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.

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[Greek aponeursis, from aponeurousthai, to become tendinous : apo-, apo- + neuron, sinew; see (s)neu- in Indo-European roots.]

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apo·neu·rotic (-rtk) adj.

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aponeurosis [ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones

[via New Latin from Greek, from aponeurousthai to change into a tendon, from neuron tendon]

aponeurotic  [ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk] adj

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Noun

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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