Meaning & use
aponeuroses
Flat sheets of tough, whitish connective tissue that attach muscles to bones or other tissues.
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Surgeons carefully separated the aponeuroses before repairing the torn muscle beneath them.
The abdominal aponeuroses meet at the midline to form a strong fibrous seam.
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The singular form is 'aponeurosis'; the term is mainly used in anatomy and medicine.
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