English Explanatory Dictionary

aponeurosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ashby-de-la-pooch-aponeurosis.wav /ˌap.ə.njʊˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ /ˌæp.ə.nʊˈɹoʊ.sɪs/

Word forms

aponeurosis aponeuroses

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aponeurōsis.

Derived words

aponeurology aponeurotic epicranial aponeurosis palatine aponeurosis
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