Fascia
A fascia (; plural fasciae ; adjective fascial; from Latin: “band”) is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. Fascia is classified by layer, as superficial fascia, deep fascia, and visceral or parietal fascia, or by its function and anatomical location.
Like ligaments, aponeuroses, and tendons, fascia is made up of fibrous connective tissue containing closely packed bundles of collagen fibers oriented in a wavy pattern parallel to the direction of pull. Fascia is consequently flexible and able to resist great unidirectional tension forces until the wavy pattern of fibers has been straightened out by the pulling force. These collagen fibers are produced by fibroblasts located within the fascia.Fasciae are similar to ligaments and tendons as they have collagen as their major component. They differ in their location and function: ligaments join one bone to another bone, tendons join muscle to bone, and fasciae surround muscles and other structures.
Fascia (noun)
A wide rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
“frieze”
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A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
“case”
Fascia (noun)
A dashboard.
“dashboard”
Fascia (noun)
A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
Fascia (noun)
A broad well-defined band of color.
Fascia (noun)
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
Fascia (noun)
A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
“sash”
Fascia (noun)
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.
Fascia (noun)
The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.
Fascia (noun)
a detachable covering for the front part of a mobile phone.
Fascia (noun)
a board or other flat piece of material covering the ends of rafters or other fittings
“a further piece of chipboard acts as a fascia to disguise the ceiling fixtures”
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a signboard on the upper part of a shopfront showing the name of the shop
“the use of consistent graphics on shop fascias”
Fascia (noun)
(in classical architecture) a long flat surface between mouldings on an architrave.
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the dashboard of a motor vehicle
“the interior boasts a Mercedes-like fascia”
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a board or panel of controls on any piece of equipment.
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a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ
“the diagnosis of Dupuytren’s contracture is usually very easy because the palmar fascia is obviously thickened”