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Any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones
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aponeurosis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aponeuroses (plural of aponeurosis : απο, "away" or "of", and νευρον, "sinew", and pronounced ap·o·neu·ro·sis) are layers of flat broad tendons. They have a shiny, whitish-silvery color, are histologically similar to tendons , and are very sparingly supplied ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context anatomy English) A flattened fibrous membrane, similar to a tendon, that binds muscles together or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, from Latin, from Greek aponeurosis , from aponeuroein , from apo- "off, away from" (see apo- ) + neuron "sinew" (see neuro- ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aponeurosis \Ap`o*neu*ro"sis\, n.; pl. Aponeuroses . [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass into a tendon; ? from + ? to strain the sinews, ? sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci[ae] which cover, invest, and the terminations ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons [also: aponeuroses (pl)]
Usage examples of aponeurosis.
With the tendons gleaming softly in their beds, I removed the last bits of the aponeurosis, sprayed the wound with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water for disinfection, and set about closing the incisions.
I brought you an example of the palmar aponeurosis and the contractions which so interested you and Dupuytren.
I took it in both of mine and pressed the gnarled fingers back, rubbing my thumb gently over the thickened palmar aponeurosis that was trapping the tendons.
I had the aponeurosis laid bare, and could clearly see the thickening.
With the tendons gleaming softly in their beds, I removed the last bits of the aponeurosis, sprayed the wound with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water for disinfection, and set about closing the incisions.
In fact he was quite pleased with it: one of the few female corpses he had seen with that curious quasi-calcification of the palmar aponeuroses - fresh, too - but since it was only the hands that interested him at the moment, would either of his colleagues choose to go snacks?