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galea aponeurotica
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galea /ga·lea/ (ga´le-ah) [L.] a helmet-shaped structure.
galea aponeuro´tica  the aponeurosis connecting the two bellies of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

galea aponeurotica.
galea [ga´le-ah] (L.)
a helmet-shaped structure.
galea aponeuro´tica aponeurosis connecting the frontal and occipital bellies of the occipitofrontal muscle.

galea
pl. galeae [L.] a helmet-shaped structure.

galea aponeurotica
aponeurosis connecting the frontal and occipital bellies of the primate occipitofrontal muscle.
galea capitis
the cap over the head of the spermatozoon. Called also acrosomal vesicle.
galea glandis
the diminutive caplike glans of the ruminant penis.


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