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
- aponeurology
- aponeurotic
- epicranial aponeurosis
- palatine aponeurosis
Translations
Translations
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Further reading
aponeurosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “aponeurosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “aponeurosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπονεύρωσῐς (aponeúrōsis, “end of the muscle where it becomes tendinous”), from ἀ̆πονευρόομαι (aponeuróomai, “to become tendinous”) + -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.po.neu̯ˈroː.sis/, [äpɔnɛu̯ˈroːs̠ɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.po.neu̯ˈro.sis/, [äponeu̯ˈrɔːs̬is]
Noun
aponeurōsis f (genitive aponeurōsis); third declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) An aponeurosis.
Inflection
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsēs |
| Genitive | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsium |
| Dative | aponeurōsī | aponeurōsibus |
| Accusative | aponeurōsem | aponeurōsēs aponeurōsīs |
| Ablative | aponeurōse | aponeurōsibus |
| Vocative | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsēs |
Derived terms
- aponeurōticus (adjective)
Descendants
→ English: aponeurosis
Spanish
Noun
aponeurosis f (plural aponeurosis)
- (anatomy) aponeurosis
Related terms
- aponeurótico
Further reading
- “aponeurosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014