FASCIA PROPRIA
\fˈe͡ɪʃiə pɹˈɒpɹiə], \fˈeɪʃiə pɹˈɒpɹiə], \f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_i__ə p_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɹ_i__ə]\
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A layer of areolar tissue derived from the sheath of the femoral vessels,-or according to some from the cribriform fascia. It is one of the coverings of femoral hernia, and is generally pretty dense about the neck of the hernia; but thin or even wanting on its fundus.
By Robley Dunglison
