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aponeurosis

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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-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.
apo·neu·rotic (-rtk) 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.
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1) The term desmoid, which was coined in 1838 by Muller, derives from the Greek desmos, which means band or ligament and is used to indicate an aponeurosis.
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