<procedure> Excision of an aponeurosis. ... Origin: aponeurosis + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ap″o-ndbobr-rek´tә-me) excision of an aponeurosis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′ō-nū-rek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of an aponeurosis.
aponeurectomy Excision of an aponeurosis (any of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover many muscles or fibrous tissue that separate different layers of tissues).