aponeurosis

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UK/ˌap.ə.njʊˈɹəʊ.sɪs/US/ˌæp.ə.nʊˈɹoʊ.sɪs/

noun

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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Meanings

nounaponeurosis (plural aponeuroses)

plural aponeuroses

  1. anatomyA 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.

Origin

  1. New Latinaponeurōsis
  2. New Latinaponeurōsis
  3. Englishaponeurosis

Borrowed from New Latin aponeurōsis.

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Translations

Arabic وَتَر عَرِيض
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Catalan aponeurosi
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Czech šlachatice
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French aponévrose
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Greek απονεύρωση
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Latin aponeurōsis
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Polish rozcięgno
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Portuguese aponeurose
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Spanish aponeurosis
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Swedish aponeuros
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aponeurosis

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Cite this entry
APA

aponeurosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aponeurosis

MLA

“aponeurosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aponeurosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aponeurosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aponeurosis.

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