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myofascia

myofascia noun: the stiff covering of muscles and bones.

Noun

myofascia (countable and uncountable, plural myofascias)

  1. The stiff covering of muscles and bones
    • ART is a method for treating the soft tissues such as the tendon, nerve, and myofascia, and is performed for repetitive strain injury, acute injury, and functional fixation damage due to abnormal posture maintained over the long term.2015 August 21, Jun Ho Kim, Han Suk Lee, Sun Wook Park, “Effects of the active release technique on pain and range of motion of patients with chronic neck pain”, in Journal of Physical Therapy...

Forms of myofascia

pluralmyofascias

Origin of myofascia

From myo- + fascia.

Words formed from myofascia

Questions about myofascia

What does myofascia mean?
Myofascia means the stiff covering of muscles and bones.
What part of speech is myofascia?
Myofascia is a noun.
What is the plural of myofascia?
The plural of myofascia is myofascias.

Words near myofascia in the dictionary

  1. myoepithelioma
  2. myoepitheliomas
  3. myoepitheliomatous
  4. myoepithelium
  5. myofacial
  6. myofascia
  7. myofascial
  8. myofascial decompression
  9. myofascial release
  10. myofascias
  11. myofasciitis

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