aponeurosis (redirected from aponeuroses)

aponeurosis /ap·o·neu·ro·sis/ (-ndbobr-ro´sis) pl. aponeuro´ses   [Gr.] a sheetlike tendinous expansion, mainly serving to connect a muscle with the parts it moves.aponeurot´ic

Palmar aponeurosis. A fifth longitudinal band, radiating toward the base of the thumb, is sometimes present.

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extensor aponeurosis  see under expansion.

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ap·o·neu·ro·sis (p-n-rss)

n.

A sheetlike fibrous membrane resembling a flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or to connect muscle to bone.

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apo·neu·rotic (-rtk) adj.

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aponeurosis

pl. aponeuroses [Gr.] a broad, sheetlike tendon.

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abdominal aponeurosis

the broad tendinous portion of the oblique and transverse abdominal muscles that attaches to the linea alba.

pharyngeal aponeurosis

a fascial sheet within the pharyngeal wall, lined with mucous membrane and covered by the pharyngeal constrictors.