About The Word Fascia
Learn about the word Fascia to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Fascia definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Fascia
| Fascia Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Fascia?
[n] a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fascia: facia Related Terms | Find terms related to Fascia: 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 | Mystik tape | neckband | necklace | nose ring | plank | plastic tape | quoit | ribband | ribbon | ring | Scotch tape | shred | slat | slip | spill | spline | strake | strap | strip | strop | taenia | tape | tape measure | tapeline | ticker tape | wristband | wristlet | zodiac | zone See Also | aponeurosis | connective tissue Fascia In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Atomic reactor ‐ a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate…
- Purplish pink ‐ a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle…
- Cotyloidal ‐ of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh…
- Bonk ‐ hit hard [v] have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps…
- Thomas j. hanks ‐ United States film actor…
- Consumer finance company ‐ a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble…
- Empetraceae ‐ heathlike shrubs
- Dance ‐ taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to…
- Writhed ‐ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted…
- Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…