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noun

Fascia n. (pl. fasciae)

A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.

(Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.

(Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.

(Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.

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Etymology of 'Fascia'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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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