galea aponeurotica

galea apo·neu·ro·ti·ca

noun \-ˌap-ō-n(y)u̇-ˈrät-ik-ə\

Definition of GALEA APONEUROTICA

: the aponeurosis underlying the scalp and linking the frontalis and occipitalis muscles—called also epicranial aponeurosis

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