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Fascial

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fas·ci·a  (fsh-)
n. pl. fas·ci·ae (fsh-, fsh-)
1. Anatomy A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
2. A broad and distinct band of color.
3. also (fsh-) Architecture A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.
4. (fsh) Chiefly British The dashboard of a motor vehicle.
[Latin, band.]
fasci·al adj.
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