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.
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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.
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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.
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4. (Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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59 Moby Thesaurus words for "fascia":
Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, anklet, armlet, band,
bandage, batten, belt, bracelet, cellophane tape, cincture,
cingulum, cloth tape, collar, collarband, earring, ecliptic,
equator, fillet, finger ring, friction tape, girdle, girt, girth,
great circle, hoop, lath, ligula, ligule, list, masking tape,
neckband, necklace, nose ring, plank, plastic tape, quoit, ribband,
ribbon, ring, shred, slat, slip, spill, spline, strake, strap,
strip, strop, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline, ticker tape,
wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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