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FACIA
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Irregular inflected form: faciae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
Synonyms:
facia; fascia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("facia" is a kind of...):
connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facia"):
aponeurosis (any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons)
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