aponeurosal
|ap-o-neu-ro-sal|
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/ˌæpəˈnjʊrəsəl/
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/ˌæpəˈnjʊərəsəl/
relating to a flat tendon (aponeurosis)
Etymology
'aponeurosal' ultimately originates from Greek via Modern Latin/Neo-Latin. The Greek elements are 'apo-' meaning 'away from' and 'neûron' meaning 'sinew' or 'tendon'; these combined gave a term for a tendon-like structure ('aponeurosis').
'aponeurosal' is derived from Modern Latin/Neo-Latin 'aponeurosis' (from Greek 'aponeurōsis'), which entered Late Latin/Modern Latin and then English as 'aponeurosis' and produced the adjective form 'aponeurosal'.
Initially the root referred specifically to a 'flat sheet-like tendon' (an aponeurosis); over time the adjective form came to mean 'relating to or characteristic of an aponeurosis'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to or of the nature of an aponeurosis (a broad, flat tendon or flattened sheet of tendon-like tissue).
The surgeon inspected the aponeurosal layer to ensure it was intact before closing the wound.
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Adjective 2
(attributive) Situated in or formed by an aponeurosis; used to describe structures arising from or attached to an aponeurosis.
An aponeurosal attachment connected the muscle to the fascia overlying the bone.
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