fascia

American  

[fash-ee-uh, fey-shuh] / ˈfæʃ i ə, ˈfeɪ ʃə /

noun

fasciae, plural fascias plural

1. a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.

2. Also called fascia board.  facia.

3. Architecture.

   1. any relatively broad, flat, horizontal surface, as the outer edge of a cornice, a stringcourse, etc.

   2. any of a number of horizontal bands, usually three in number, each projecting beyond the one below to form the architrave in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.

4. Anatomy, Zoology.

   1. a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the body.

   2. tissue of this kind.

5. Zoology, Botany. a distinctly marked band of color.

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fascia British  

/ ˈfeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. the flat surface above a shop window

2. architect a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice

3. fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles

4. biology a distinctive band of colour, as on an insect or plant

5. a less common name for dashboard

6. a casing that fits over a mobile phone, with spaces for the buttons

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fascia Scientific  

/ făsh′ē-ə /

fasciae plural

1. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue. Fascia envelops, separates, or binds together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• fascial
  adjective
• subfascial
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• fascias
  plural
• fasciae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fascia

1555–65; < Latin: band, bandage; akin to fasces

Example Sentences

He added the bequeathal to his brother in 2020, and those to Fascia and Dell’Ultri in January, when he was hospitalized for tests.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The Fascia lata, or the Membranosus, is as it were a kind of large Band, which covers all the Muscles of the Thigh.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

Vix natus jam vincla subit, tenerosque co�rcet Fascia longa artus: pr�sagia dire futuri Servitii.

From Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Fascia: a transverse band or broad line; it is common when it crosses both wings or wing covers.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The two Abductors of the Leg are the Fascia lata, and the Poplit�us.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel