ˌapənəˈrōsə̇s, -n(y)üˈ- noun
( plural aponeuro·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aponeurōsis, from aponeurousthai to pass into a tendon (from apo- + neuron sinew, nerve) + -sis — more at nerve
: any of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae that cover, invest, and form the terminations and attachments of certain muscles and differ from tendons in being flat and thin