aponeurosis

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aponeurōsis.

noun

  1. (anatomy) 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.

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