Tissue
aponeurosis
ap·o·neu·ro·sis [ ap-uh-noo-roh-sis, -nyoo- ]
Subclass of:
Musculoskeletal System
Etymology:
Greek apo = from + neuron = anything of a fibrous nature + -osis = condition
Before Aristotle, the word neuron had this meaning, and in Athens a cobbler was a neurorrhaphos or one who sews with tendons.
Before Aristotle, the word neuron had this meaning, and in Athens a cobbler was a neurorrhaphos or one who sews with tendons.
Definitions related to aponeurosis:
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A flat, tendon-like membrane that serves to bind muscles or to attach muscles to bones.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Membranous layer which consists of collagenous bundles and fibroblasts that are arranged in multiple sheets or lamellae. Eaxmples: aponeurosis of nasalis, palatine aponeurosis, bicipital aponeurosis.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The flattened and/or expanded "tendon-like" dense fibrous connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to each other or to bone.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Aponeurosis, a flat sheet or ribbon of tendonlike material that anchors a muscle or connects it with the part that the muscle moves. The aponeurosis is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue containing fibroblasts (collagen-secreting spindle-shaped cells) and bundles of collagenous fibres in...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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