See Also: Aponeurosis(medicine)
aponeurosis(dictionary)
Petit's aponeurosis(medicine)
aponeurosis plantaris(medicine)
bicipital aponeurosis(medicine)
epicranial aponeurosis(medicine)
extensor aponeurosis(medicine)
lingual aponeurosis(medicine)
palatine aponeurosis(medicine)
palmar aponeurosis(medicine)

aponeurosis (iou)



aponeurosis noun. . L17.
[mod. Latin from Greek aponeurosis, from APO- + neuron sinew + -OSIS.]
Anatomy. A sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue which takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a wide area of attachment.
aponeurotic adjective pertaining to or of the nature of an aponeurosis M18.