facia
8.9
A thin band of strong tissue that holds muscles and organs together
- noun
- /ˈfeɪʃə/
- Specialized
:
fascia
- The facia connected different muscle groups, allowing for smooth movement.
Examples
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Under either system, one way to enforce the money judgment would have been through the writ of fieri facias ("fi. fa.") (163), a court order.
Academic text (2018) -
The surgeon explained that the facia helps to keep muscles in place during an operation.
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In anatomy class, we learned how the facia surrounds and supports the organs in the body.
Synonyms
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8.7
A thin band of strong tissue that covers and separates muscles and organs
has identical meaning but appears as an alternative spelling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Facia comes from the Latin word fascia, which means 'band' or 'strip'. So, like a 'bandage' that wraps and holds things, Facia is a sheet of tissue that wraps, supports, and separates muscles and organs.