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aponeurosis
ap·o·neu·ro·sis [ àppō n rṓssiss ] (plural ap·o·neu·ro·ses [ àppə n rṓ sz ])


noun 
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membrane connecting muscles: a broad sheet of fibrous tissue or expanded tendon that joins muscles together or connects muscle to bone
[Late 17th century. < modern Latin< Greek aponeurousthai "become like a tendon" < neuron "sinew"]

ap·o·neu·rot·ic [ àppō n róttik ] adjective
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