fascia

fascia definition - medical

fas·ci·a (făshˈē-ə)

noun pl. fas·ci·ae (făshˈē-ēˌ, fāˈshē-ē)
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.

Related Forms:

  • fasˈci·al adjective

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