myofascial

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myofascial /myo·fas·ci·al/ (-fash´e-al) pertaining to or involving the fascia surrounding and associated with muscle tissue.

my·o·fas·ci·al (m

-f

adj.

Of or relating to the fascia surrounding and separating muscle tissue.

Myofascial

The fibrous tissue that encloses and separates layers of muscles.

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myofascial

[mī·ōfa′shē·əl]

pertaining to a muscle and its sheath of connective tissue, or fascia.

myofascial (mīˈ·ō·fāˑ·shē·

l),

n skeletal muscles and the fascial sheaths that surround them.

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