fasciation
fasciation · fasciations
The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandagesThe binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
/fæsɪˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
(countable, uncountable)The process or state of being fasciated.
The process or state of being fasciated.
(countable, uncountable)Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A bandage.
Origin
Borrowed from French fasciation.Borrowed from French fasciation.
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Forms
plural: fasciations| Singular | fasciation |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable