aponeurosis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin aponeurōsis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌap.ə.njʊˈɹəʊ.sɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæp.ə.nʊˈɹoʊ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === aponeurosis (plural aponeuroses) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== aponeurosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === “aponeurosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “aponeurosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπονεύρωσῐς (aponeúrōsĭs, “end of the muscle where it becomes tendinous”), from ἀ̆πονευρόομαι (ăponeuróomai, “to become tendinous”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.pɔ.nɛu̯ˈroː.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.po.neu̯ˈrɔː.s̬is] === Noun === aponeurōsis f (genitive aponeurōsis); third declension (New Latin) (anatomy) An aponeurosis. ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== aponeurōticus (adjective) ==== Descendants ==== → English: aponeurosis == Spanish == === Noun === aponeurosis f (plural aponeurosis) (anatomy) aponeurosis ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aponeurosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025