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fascia
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fascia
n.
band; bandage; flat strip (Architecture); band of connective tissue (Anatomy); band of color (Zoology)
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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.
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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
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fascia
nf.
band, strip; bandage; sweatband; wrapper; zone, section
fasciare
v.
bandage, swathe, bind, band, strap up, swaddle, wrap
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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.
