Anatomy

Aponeurosis

The flattened and/or expanded “tendon-like” dense fibrous connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to each other or to bone.

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Abstract

The flattened and/or expanded “tendon-like” dense fibrous connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to each other or to bone.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Aponeuroses

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Tendons (1966-2016)

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  1. A02w.083w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aponeurosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070606. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070606
  2. Aponeurosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aponeurosis
  3. Aponeurosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619632