fascia

(fash'yah), pi. jasciee [L. a band or fillet.] I. A sheet of fibrous ti ue enveloping the body beneath the skin, and also enclosing the muscles and groups of muscles and separating their several layers or groups. 2. Same as fascia dentata. bicipital f., lacertus fibros us [BNA]. deep f., a thin fibrous membrane, devoid of fat, which invests the muscles, separating the several groups and the individual muscles, forms sheaths