facia

English Thesaurus

1. a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc (noun.body)

hypernym	:	connective tissue,
definition	:	tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body)

hyponym	:	aponeurosis,
definition	:	any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons (noun.body)