fascia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
    facia.
  2. noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
    dashboard.

WordNet

Fas"ci*a noun
Etymology
L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.
Wordforms
plural Fasciæ
Definitions
  1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
  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.
  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.
  4. (Zoöl.) A broad well-defined band of color.

Webster 1913