Prev | Current Page 183 | Next

"Section F, G and H"


2. (Anat.) Relating to a
fascia.


{ Fas"ci*ate (?), Fas"ci*a`ted (?), }
a. [L. fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare
to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]
1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or
bandage.


2. (Bot.) (a) Banded
or compacted together.
(b) Flattened and
laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden
cockscomb.


3. (Zoöl.) Broadly banded with
color.


Fas`ci*a"tion, n. The act or
manner of binding up; bandage; also, the condition of being
fasciated.


Fas"ci*cle (?), n. [L.
fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See Fasces.] A
small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle
of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.


Fas"ci*cled (?), a. 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 fibers; fascicled tufts of
hair.


Pages:
171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195