suprafascial

English

Etymology

supra- +‎ fascial

Adjective

suprafascial (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Above the fascia
    • 2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International‎, volume 2015, →DOI:
      After the surgical incision of the skin, suprafascial dissection was carried out up to the xiphoid, with a lateral extension depending on the desired magnitude of medial skin shift.
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