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fascia

fas·cia

UK/ˈfæʃə/ US/ˈfæʃjə/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”). Related to fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Cognate with fajita, fess, and fascism.

Phrases

  • Abernethy's fascia
  • Buck's fascia
  • fascia adherens
  • fascia bulbi
  • fascia lata
  • plantar fascia
  • superficial fascia
  • transversalis fascia

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