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 Definitions of aponeurosis  [ˌæp ə nʊˈroʊ sɪs, -nyʊ-]  

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Definition of 'aponeurosis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) aponeurosis
a flat sheet of connective tissue that connects some muscles to bones.

Etymology:  (1670–80; < Gk aponeúrōsis)

Definition of 'aponeurosis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) aponeurosis
any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons


Definition of 'aponeurosis' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) aponeurosis
any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia



'aponeurosis' - Nearby Entries  

apomictic  apomixis  apomorphine  aponeurosis  aponeurotic  apopemptic  apophasis  



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