a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice
3. (ˈfæʃɪə)
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. British a less common name for dashboard (sense 1)
6.
a casing that fits over a mobile phone, with spaces for the buttons
Derived forms
fascial (ˈfascial) or facial (ˈfacial)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin: band: related to fascis bundle; see fasces
Examples of 'fasciae' in a sentence
fasciae
The radial nerve went through the triceps brachial, tensor fasciae latae and anconeus muscles.
Sílvia Helena Brendolan Gerbasi, Fabrício Singaretti Oliveira, Gregório Corrêa Guimarães,Márcia Rita Fernandes Machado, Alessandra Regina Freixo Scavone 2008, 'ANÁLISE DA ORIGEM E DISTRIBUIÇÃO DOS NERVOS PERIFÉRICOS DO PLEXO BRAQUIAL DA PACA(Agouti paca, LINNAEUS, 1766) ORIGIN AND DITRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUSPERIPHERAL NERVES OF PACA (Agouti paca, LINNAEUS, 1766)', Ciência Animal Brasileirahttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/1100. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tensor fasciae suralis and accessory flexor digitorum longus are clinically relevant muscle variants.
Logan S. W. Bale, Sean O. Herrin 2017, 'Bilateral Tensor Fasciae Suralis Muscles in a Cadaver with Unilateral Accessory FlexorDigitorum Longus Muscle', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1864272. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In most of the lesions, small pale nodules were seen on the fasciae.
Airakorpi Riitta, Pitkänen Elisa, Nylund Minna, Laaksonen Sauli, Solismaa Milla, OksanenAntti 2008, 'Filarioid nematodes in cattle, sheep and horses in Finland', Acta Veterinaria Scandinavicahttp://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/20. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fibrosclerosis of the fasciae and muscles can spread across joints and impair the range of motion of the joint.
Kenichi Mishima, Hiroshi Kitoh, Masaki Matsushita, Tadashi Nagata, Yasunari Kamiya,Naoki Ishiguro 2018, 'Extensive Bone Lengthening for a Patient with Linear Morphea', Case Reports in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4535804. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)