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Fascia

noun
(pl. fasciae)
1.
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.  Synonym: facia.
2.
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls.  Synonym: dashboard.






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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



Words linked to "Fascia" :   control panel, Britain, control board, panel, facia, instrument panel, board, connective tissue, aponeurosis



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