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apo·neu·ro·sis | \ ˌa-pə-nu̇-ˈrō-səs 
, -nyu̇- \
, -nyu̇- \Definition of aponeurosis
: a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
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aponeurotic \ ˌa-pə-nu-ˈrä-tik , -nyu̇- \ adjective
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aponeurosis
nounapo·neu·ro·sis | \ ˌap-ə-n(y)u̇-ˈrō-səs \
\ plural aponeuroses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of aponeurosis
: any of the broad flat sheets of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that cover, invest, and form the terminations and attachments of various muscles
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aponeurotic \ -ˈrät-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of aponeurosis was in 1676
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