/
ˌapənjʊˈrəʊsɪs/
n.
(pl. aponeuroses
/-siːz/
)
Anatomy a sheet of fibrous tissue which takes the place of a tendon in sheet-like muscles having a wide area of attachment.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: mod. L., from Gk aponeurōsis, from apo ‘off, away’ + neuron ‘sinew’ + -osis.
