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Definition of Aponeurosis

Aponeurosis
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 and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.

Meaning of Aponeurosis from wikipedia

- latissimus dorsi. Aponeurosis of the obliquus externus abdominis Aponeurosis of the serratus posterior superior muscle Plantar aponeurosis Inguinal aponeurotic...
- The epicranial aponeurosis (aponeurosis epicranialis, galea aponeurotica) is an aponeurosis (a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue). It covers the upper...
- The bicipital aponeurosis (also known as lacertus fibrosus) is a broad aponeurosis of the biceps brachii, which is located in the cubital fossa of the...
- fascia on the dorsum of the hand. Palmar aponeurosis Palmar aponeurosis Palmar aponeurosis Palmar aponeurosis This article incorporates text in the public...
- The plantar fascia or plantar aponeurosis is the thick connective tissue aponeurosis which supports the arch on the bottom (plantar side) of the foot....
- The gluteal aponeurosis is a fibrous membrane, from the fascia lata, that lies between the iliac crest and the superior border of the gluteus maximus...
- is suspended. Laterally, it is continuous with the pharyngeal aponeurosis. Aponeurosis Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 1139. Moore,...
- The aponeurosis of the abdominal external oblique muscle is a thin but strong membranous structure, the fibers of which are directed downward and medially...
- These form an aponeurosis, a broad flat tendon that covers the upper three-quarters of the muscle. From the inner surface of the aponeurosis, many muscle...
- covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and skin. The gluteus...