aponeurosis

[ ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ sɪs, -nyʊ- /

noun, plural ap·o·neu·ro·ses [ap-uh-noo-roh-seez, -nyoo-] /ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ siz, -nyʊ-/. Anatomy.

a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.

Origin of aponeurosis

1670–80; < Greek aponeúrōsis the part of a muscle becoming a tendon, equivalent to aponeurō-, variant stem of aponeuroûn to change to tendon (see apo-, neuron) + -sis -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM aponeurosis

ap·o·neu·rot·ic [ap-uh-noo-rot-ik, -nyoo-] /ˌæp ə nʊˈrɒt ɪk, -nyʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby aponeurosis

apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, aponeurectomy, aponeurorrhaphy, aponeurosis, aponeurositis, aponeurotic fibroma, aponeurotomy, apopemptic, apophasis

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British Dictionary definitions for aponeurotic

aponeurosis
/ (ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

anatomy a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones

Derived forms of aponeurosis

aponeurotic (ˌæpənjʊəˈrɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for aponeurosis

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from aponeurousthai to change into a tendon, from neuron tendon

Medical definitions for aponeurotic

aponeurosis
[ ăp′ə-nu-rō′sĭs ]

n.

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

Other words from aponeurosis

ap′o•neu•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.