Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superficial fascia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-fi-cial -fas-cia
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlying the dermis and binding it to the parts beneath.

Inflected Forms

superficial fasciae (plural)

Synonyms

hypodermis

Questions

What does superficial fascia mean?: The thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlying the dermis and binding it to the parts beneath.

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