[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fascia \fas"cia\, n.; pl. fasciae. l., a band: cf. it.
   fascia. see fasces, and cf. fess.
   1. a band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage
      or roller.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. a flat member of an order or building, like a flat
      band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands
      which make up the architrave, in the ionic order. see
      illust. of column.
      1913 webster

   3. anat. 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.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. a broad well-defined band of color.
      1913 webster
see also:
fasciae fasces fess column 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fasciae
     see fascia
see also:
fascia 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fascia
     n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or
         binding together muscles and organs etc syn: facia
     also: fasciae pl
see also:
facia fasciae 

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