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APONEVROSE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A white, flattened or ribbonlike tendinous expansion, usually serving to connect a muscle with the parts that it moves.

OBS

aponeurosis: English and Latin designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

aponévrose : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

aponeurosis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2022-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A sheet or band of fibrous tissue such as lies deep to the skin or forms an investment for muscles and various other organs of the body.

OBS

fascia: English and Latin designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

fascia : désignation française dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

fascia : désignation latine tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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