FASCIA (fasciae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: fasciae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fascia mean? 

• FASCIA (noun)
  The noun FASCIA has 2 senses:

1. a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

2. instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

  Familiarity information: FASCIA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FASCIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

facia; fascia

Hypernyms ("fascia" 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 "fascia"):

aponeurosis (any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dashboard; fascia

Hypernyms ("fascia" is a kind of...):

board; control board; control panel; instrument panel; panel (electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

 Context examples 

Also called Gerota's fascia and renal fascia.

(Gerota's capsule, NCI Dictionary)

The abdominal wall tissue is composed of layers of fat, parietal peritoneum, fascia, and muscles.

(Abdominal Wall, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Gerota's capsule and renal fascia.

(Gerota's fascia, NCI Dictionary)

An opening in the transversalis fascia midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and pubic tubercle through which the spermatic cord (males) or round ligament (females) pass.

(Internal Abdominal Ring, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad, thin muscle originating form the posterior side of the pubis body, spine of the ischium, and pelvic fascia between the pubis and ischium on either side of the pelvis.

(Levator Ani, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad, thin muscle originating from the posterior side of the pubis body, spine of the ischium, and pelvic fascia between the pubis and ischium on either side of the pelvis.

(Levator Ani, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Infection of the deep skin and subcutaneous tissues and necrosis of the fascia.

(Necrotizing Fasciitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The lowest part of the prostate gland adjacent to the superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.

(Apex of the Prostate, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents as nodular masses in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues or in the tendons and fascia.

(Distal-Type Epithelioid Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation and induration of the fascia related to an accumulation of white blood cells, including eosinophils.

(Eosinophilic Fasciitis, NCI Thesaurus)