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fascia
n.
band; bandage; flat strip (Architecture); band of connective tissue (Anatomy); band of color (Zoology)
Fascia
Fascia (, ; plural
fasciae ; adjective
fascial; from
Latin: "band") refers to a band or sheet of
connective tissue, primarily
collagen, beneath the
skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates
muscles and other internal
organs. Fascia is classified by layer, as
superficial fascia,
deep fascia, and
visceral or
parietal fascia, or by their function and anatomical location.
fascia
Noun
1. a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
(synonym) facia
(hypernym) connective tissue
(hyponym) aponeurosis
fascia
nf.
band, strip; bandage; sweatband; wrapper; zone, section
fasciare
v.
bandage, swathe, bind, band, strap up, swaddle, wrap
Fascia
The fascia is a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying tissues. Fascia also encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis.
