Aponeurosis
/ˌap.ə.njʊˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
- 2 any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin aponeurōsis.