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 
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Palmar aponeurosis. A fifth longitudinal band, radiating toward the base of the thumb, is sometimes present.
extensor aponeurosis see under expansion.
ap·o·neu·ro·sis ( p  -n -r  s s)n. A sheetlike fibrous membrane resembling a flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or to connect muscle to bone. ap o·neu·rotic (-r tk) adj. |
aponeurosis
[ap′ōnoo͡rō′sis] pl. aponeuroses
Etymology: Gk, apo + neuron, nerve, sinew
a strong flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue that serves as a tendon to attach muscles to bone or as fascia to bind muscles together or to other tissues at their origin or insertion. aponeurotic, adj.
aponeurosis
pl. aponeuroses [Gr.] a broad, sheetlike tendon.
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.
aponeurosis
Anatomy A flat sheet of fibrotendinous tissue which forms the site of attachment of flat muscles or corresponds to a zone of separation of flat muscles. See Bicipital aponeurosis, Plantar aponeurosis.
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