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fascia lata

fascia lata noun: the deep fascia connective tissue surrounding the muscle of the thigh.

Noun

fascia lata (plural fasciae latae or fascia latas)

  1. The deep fascia connective tissue surrounding the muscle of the thigh.

Forms of fascia lata

pluralfasciae latae
pluralfascia latas

Questions about fascia lata

What does fascia lata mean?
Fascia lata means the deep fascia connective tissue surrounding the muscle of the thigh.
What part of speech is fascia lata?
Fascia lata is a noun.
What is the plural of fascia lata?
The plural of fascia lata is fasciae latae.

Words near fascia lata in the dictionary

  1. faschists
  2. fasci
  3. fascia
  4. fascia adherens
  5. fascia bulbi
  6. fascia lata
  7. fascia latas
  8. fasciacyte
  9. fasciacytes
  10. fasciae
  11. fasciae latae

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