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Fascia

noun
(pl. fasciae)
1.
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.  Synonym: facia.
2.
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls.  Synonym: dashboard.






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"Fascia" Quotes from Famous Books



... FASCIA is of various extent and thickness, distributed through the different regions of the body, for the purpose of investing and protecting the softer and more delicate organs. An instance is seen in the membrane which envelopes a leg of beef, and which is observed ...
— A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) • Calvin Cutter

... tris'tis. 37. Snowflake Plectrophe'nax niva'lis. 38. Vesper Sparrow Pooe'cetes gramin'eus. 39. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrich'ia albicol'lis. 40. Chipping Sparrow Spizel'la socia'lis. 41. Slate-colored Junco Jun'co hiema'lis. 42. Song Sparrow Melospi'za fascia'ta. 43. Towhee Bunting Pip'ilo erythrophthal'mus. 44. Cardinal Cardina'lis cardina'lis. 45. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Zamelo'dia ludovicia'na. ...
— Citizen Bird • Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues

... resembling a flattened tendon, that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or as a means ...
— Surgical Anatomy • Joseph Maclise



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