Aponeurosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aponeurosis
       n : any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to
           bones; resemble flattened tendons
       [also: {aponeuroses} (pl)]