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fas⋅ci⋅a

  [fash-ee-uh for 1, 3–5; fey-shuh for 2]
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–noun, plural fas⋅ci⋅ae  [fash-ee-ee] for 1, 3–5; fas⋅cias  [fey-shuhz] for 2.
1. a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
2. Also called fascia board. facia.
3. Architecture.
a. any relatively broad, flat, horizontal surface, as the outer edge of a cornice, a stringcourse, etc.
b. any of a number of horizontal bands, usually three in number, each projecting beyond the one below to form the architrave in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
4. Anatomy, Zoology.
a. a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the body.
b. tissue of this kind.
5. Zoology, Botany. a distinctly marked band of color.
Origin:
1555–65; < L: band, bandage; akin to fasces

Related forms:
fas⋅ci⋅al, adjective

fa⋅cia

  [fey-shuh]
–noun Chiefly British.
dashboard (def. 1).
Also, fascia.
Also called facia board.

Origin:
1880–85; sp. var. of fascia, perh. through confusion with L faciēs, E face, facial, etc.
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fas·ci·a   (fāsh'ē-ə)   
n.   pl. fas·ci·ae (fāsh'ē-ē', fā'shē-ē)
  1. Anatomy A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
  2. A broad and distinct band of color.
  3. also (fā'shē-ə) Architecture A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.
  4. (fā'shə) Chiefly British The dashboard of a motor vehicle.

[Latin, band.]
fas'ci·al adj.
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Fascia

Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. Fasci[ae]. [L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.]

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

2. (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. See Illust. of Column.

3. (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.

4. (Zo["o]l.) A broad well-defined band of color.
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Language Translation for : fascia
Spanish: venda, vendaje,
German: der Verband,
Japanese: 包帯
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Main Entry: fas·cia
Pronunciation: 'fash-(E-)& also 'fAsh-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fas·ci·ae /-E-"E/ or fas·cias
: a sheet of connective tissue (as an aponeurosis) covering or binding together body structures; also : tissueoccurring in such a sheet —see DEEP FASCIA, SUPERFICIAL FASCIA —fas·cial /-(E-)&l/ adjective
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fascia fas·ci·a (fāsh'ē-ə)
n. pl. fas·ci·ae (fāsh'ē-ē', fā'shē-ē)
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.

fas'ci·al adj.

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fascia   (fāsh'ē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural fasciae (fāsh'ē-ē', fā'shē-ē)
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue. Fascia envelops, separates, or binds together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
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