1. [NA] A structure shaped like a helmet. 2. SYN: epicranial aponeurosis. 3. A form of bandage covering the head. 4. SYN: caul (1). [L. a helmet]
- g. aponeurotica [TA] SYN: epicranial aponeurosis.
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n.
1. a helmet-shaped part, especially the galea aponeurotica, a flat sheet of fibrous tissue (see aponeurosis) that caps the skull and links the two parts of the epicranius muscle.
2. a type of head bandage.
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ga·lea (gaґle-ə) [L. “helmetâ€] a helmetlike structure or part.Medical dictionary. 2011.