aponeurosis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons

WordNet

Ap`o*neu*ro"sis noun
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to pass into a tendon; from + to strain the sinews, sinew, tendon, nerve.
Wordforms
plural Aponeuroses
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.

Webster 1913