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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
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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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Fascial

Fas"ci*al\, a. 1. Pertaining to the fasces.

2. (Anat.) Relating to a fascia.
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