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Fascia   Listen
noun
Fascia  n.  (pl. fasciae)  
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.
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.
(Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.






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"Fascia" Quotes from Famous Books



... venous, and is easily controlled by the artery forceps. In some cases I have found it of advantage to put on a tourniquet below the seat of operation, but this is not always advisable, as it distends the radial artery. We now have exposed to view the glistening white fascia of the arm, which must be incised cautiously for about an inch. This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle. If not fortunate enough to have cut immediately over the nerve, it can be readily felt ...
— Diseases of the Horse's Foot • Harry Caulton Reeks



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