What is another word for Fascial?

Pronunciation: [fˈe͡ɪʃɪəl] (IPA)

Fascial is a term used to describe a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles, organs, bones, and other structures in the body. Synonyms for fascial include connective tissue, fibrous tissue, sinew, ligament, tendon, membrane, sheath, layer, and web. Connective tissue, fibrous tissue, and sinew refer to the tough and resilient tissue that provides support and structure to the body. Ligament and tendon are specialized types of connective tissue that attach bones to each other and muscles to bones, respectively. Membrane, sheath, layer, and web refer to the different shapes and configurations of fascial tissue in the body.

Usage examples for Fascial

These different structures derive their special Fascial coverings from the processes that bound this compartment.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
Sarcoma and fibro-sarcoma of the slowly growing type may develop from any of the Fascial structures in the neck, or from the connective tissue surrounding the blood vessels.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The vessels and nerves of the axilla are bound together by a fibrous sheath derived from the membrane called costo-coracoid; and the base or humeral outlet of this axillary space, described by the muscles C, K, E, G, Plate 13, is closed by a part of the Fascial membrane, g, extended across from the pectoral muscle, E, to the latissimus dorsi tendon, K. In the natural position of the vessels at that region of their course represented in the Plates, the vein A overlies the artery B, and also conceals most of the principal nerves.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise

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