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fas·ci·a     (fāsh'ē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
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   (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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