deep fascia

deep fascia
deep fascia n a firm fascia that ensheathes and binds together muscles and other internal structures compare SUPERFICIAL FASCIA

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a dense, firm, fibrous membrane investing the trunk and limbs, and giving off sheaths to the various muscles; formerly officially called f. profunda and now subdivided into fasciae of muscles (fasciae musculorum) and visceral fascia (fascia visceralis).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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