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Ligament vs Fascia - What's the difference?

ligament | fascia |

As nouns the difference between ligament and fascia

is that ligament is (anatomy) a band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones while 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.

ligament

English

(wikipedia ligament)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

    • See also

    *Tendon

    Derived terms

    * ligamental * ligamentary * ligamentous

    fascia

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * fascial

    Usage notes

    * The plural fascias is used for the first five definitions while fasciae is used for the sixth.

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