fascia adherens
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Related to fascia adherens: macula adherens, Zonula adherens
fas·ci·a ad·he·rens
a broad intercellular junction in the intercalated disc of cardiac muscle that anchors actin filaments.
fas·ci·a ad·he·rens
(fash'ē-ă ad-hē'renz)A broad intercellular junction in the intercalated disc of cardiac muscle that anchors actin filaments.