Look up: aponeurosis

1. aponeurosis
   [n] - any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones
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2. aponeurosis
   tendinous expansion consisting of a fibrous or membranous sheath which serves as a fascia to enclose or bind a group of muscles Category: Medicine
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3. Aponeurosis
   Ap`o·neu·ro'sis noun ; plural Aponeuroses [ Greek ..., from ... to pass into a tendon; ... from + ... to strain the sinews, ... sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover,...
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4. aponeurosis
   Origin: Gr, fr. To pass into a tendon; from + to strain the sinews, sinew, tendon, nerve. ... <anatomy> 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. ...
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5. aponeurosis
   noun any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
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6. aponeurosis
   (ap″o-ndbobr-ro´sis) pl. aponeuro´ses a sheetlike tendinous expansion, mainly serving to connect a muscle with the parts it moves. adj., aponeurot´ic., adj. Palmar aponeurosis. A fifth longitudinal band, radiating toward the base of the thumb, is sometimes present. ...
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7. Aponeurosis
   • (n.) 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.
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8. aponeurosis
   a flat sheet or ribbon of tendonlike material that anchors a muscle or connects it with the part that the muscle moves. The aponeurosis is composed ... [1 related articles]
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9. aponeurosis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′ō-nū-rō′sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. A fibrous sheet or flat, expanded tendon, giving attachment to muscular fibers and serving as the means of proximal or distal attachment (origin or insertion) of a flat muscle; it sometimes also performs t...
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10. aponeurosis
    Greek apo = from, and neuron = tendon (later applied to nerve cell and its fibres), used for sheet-like tendons. Adjective - aponeurotic.
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11. aponeurosis
    (ap;uo-noo-ro;sis) A fibrous or membranous sheetlike tendon.
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12. aponeurosis
    (ap;uo-noo-ro;sis) A fibrous or membranous sheetlike tendon.
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13. Aponeurosis
    `Aponeuroses` (plural of `aponeurosis`: απο, "away" or "of", and νευρον, "sinew") are layers of flat broad tendons. They have a shiny, whitish-silvery color, are histologically similar to tendons, and are very sparingly supplied with blood v...
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