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Definition of: aponeurosis
(ap′ə·n
·rō′sis, -ny-) noun plural ·ses (-sēz) Anat.
The white fibrous tissue investing or forming the end or attachment of certain muscles. [ <Gk. aponeurōsis < apo- from + neuron a nerve]
—ap′o·neu·rot′ic (-rot′ik) adjective
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