Definition for word: Fascia

Vertical boards attached to rafter/truss ends at the eaves and along gables. Roof gutters are attached to the fascia.

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Fascia (făsh'ē-ə), pl. fas·ci·ae (făsh'ē-ē), adj. fascial (făsh'ē-əl) (from latin: a band) is a layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body.

It interpenetrates and surrounds muscles, bones, organs, nerves, blood vessels and other structures. Fascia is an uninterrupted, three-dimensional web of tissue that extends from head to toe, from front to back, from interior to exterior.

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