n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-p ə -nu ̇ - ' r ō -s ə s, -nyu ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aponeur ō sis, from aponeurousthai to passive into a tendon, from apo- + neuron sinew ― more at NERVE
Date: 1676
: a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests, and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
– apo · neu · rot · ic \ - ' rä-tik \ adjective