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Resemble flattened tendons
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aponeurosis
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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- ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons [also: aponeuroses (pl)]
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 ...
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
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.
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?