Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or consisting of aponeurosis: "Aponeurotic" describes something that is of, pertaining to, or having the nature of an aponeurosis—a flat, sheet-like tendon that connects muscle to bone or other tissue.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The surgeon carefully dissected the aponeurotic tissue to access the underlying muscle.
  • A hernia can sometimes occur through a weakened area in the aponeurotic wall of the abdomen.

Advanced Usage

• "Aponeurotic expansion": A broad, flattened extension of a tendon.
  • The latissimus dorsi muscle inserts via a broad aponeurotic expansion into the humerus.

Variants and Related Words

• Aponeurosis (n): The flat, ribbon-like tendon that is the root concept.
  • The palmar aponeurosis is a thick connective tissue in the palm of the hand.

Synonyms

• Fascial (specifically when referring to dense fibrous connective tissue sheets).
• Tendinous (more general for tendon-related; "aponeurotic" specifies a flat, sheet-like form).

Related Phrases (Technical/Medical Context)

• Aponeurotic attachment: The point where a muscle connects via an aponeurosis.
  • The external oblique muscle has an aponeurotic attachment to the linea alba.

Adjective

1. of or relating to an aponeurosis
   • muscles attached by a flat aponeurotic membrane