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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fascia n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {facia}]
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