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aponeurosis

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 243 words | Copyright

aponeurosis (apŏ-newr-oh-sis) n. a thin but strong fibrous sheet of tissue that replaces a tendon in muscles that are flat and sheetlike and have a wide area of attachment (e.g. to bones).
—aponeurotic (apŏ-newr-ot-ik) adj.

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