Fascia vs Fasciotomy - What's the difference?
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A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
A broad well-defined band of color.
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
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.
(UK) A dashboard.
(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 24, author=Kate Murphy, title=Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required, work=New York Times
, passage=The procedure, called needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous fasciotomy , involves using the bevel of a hypodermic needle to essentially shred the ropes of constricting fascia characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease. }}
As nouns the difference between fascia and fasciotomy
is that fascia is a wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing while fasciotomy is (surgery) the cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).fascia
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* fascialUsage notes
* The plural fascias is used for the first five definitions while fasciae is used for the sixth.Anagrams
* * ----fasciotomy
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