資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fascia \Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Fasci[ae]}. [L., a band: cf. It.
   fascia. See {Fasces}, and cf. {Fess}.]
   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. (Zo["o]l.) A broad well-defined band of color.

資料來源 : WordNet®

fasciae
     See {fascia}

fascia
     n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or
         binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {facia}]
     [also: {fasciae} (pl)]