| NOUN | body | facia, fascia | a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc |
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| Meaning | A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc. | |
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| Synonym | fascia | |
| Narrower | aponeurosis | Any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones |
| Broader | connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells |
| Spanish | fascia | |
| Catalan | fàscia | |
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