| fascia transversalis | The lining fascia of the abdominal cavity, between the inner surface of the abdominal musculature and the peritoneum. Synonym: fascia transversalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fascia triangularis abdominis | <anatomy> A triangular fibrous band extending from the aponeurosis of the external oblique to the pubic tubercle of the opposite side. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum reflexum, Colles' ligament, fascia triangularis abdominis, reflex ligament, triangular fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fasciae orbitales | The fascial layers in the orbit consisting of periorbita, septum orbitale, fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, and vagina bulbi. Synonym: fasciae orbitales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascial | 1. Pertaining to the fasces. 2. <anatomy> Relating to a fascia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fascial hernia | A bulging of muscle through a defect in its fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascial sheath of eyeball | A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles. Synonym: vagina bulbi, capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon's capsule, vagina oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascial sheaths of extraocular muscles | Muscular fascia; the part of the orbital fascia that envelops the extraocular muscles; it is thin posteriorly but becomes thicker where it is continuous with the bulbar sheath; the fascial sheaths of the four rectus muscles are connected by an intermuscular membrane. Synonym: fascia muscularis musculorum bulbi, fascia of extraocular muscles, muscular fascia of extraocular muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascias | See: fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fasciated | 1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage. 2. <botany> Banded or compacted together. Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb. 3. <zoology> Broadly banded with colour. Origin: L. Fasciatus, p.p. Of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. Fascia band. See Fasces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fascicle | <anatomy> Literally, a bundle. In particular, this is used to describe the tendency of neurites to grow together (fasciculate). (18 Nov 1997) |
| fascicled | Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster; as, the fascicled leaves of the pine or larch; the fascicled roots of the dahlia; fascicled muscle fibres; fascicled tufts of hair. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fasciclins | <biochemistry, entomology> Cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily found in the central nervous system of insects. Involved with fasciculation of axons and probably in pathfinding during morphogenesis of the nervous system. The sequence of fasciclin II shows that it shares structural motifs with a variety of vertebrate CAMs. See: contactin, F11, neurofascin, TAG 1, Drosophila neuroglian. (18 Nov 1997) |
| fascicular | Relating to a fasciculus; arranged in the form of a bundle or collection of rods. Synonym: fasciculate, fasciculated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular block | A condition based on the concept that the left branch of the bundle of His provides two of three major fascicles of a system of conduction, of which the right bundle branch constitutes the third, for the transmission of the cardiac impulse from the atrium above to the ventricles below the A-V node; block may occur in any or all fascicles, all three together producing complete A-V block. See: hemiblock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular cambium | <plant biology> Form of cambium present in the vascular bundles of higher plants. (18 Nov 1997) |