AXILLARY FASCIA
\ˈaksɪləɹi fˈe͡ɪʃiə], \ˈaksɪləɹi fˈeɪʃiə], \ˈa_k_s_ɪ_l_ə_ɹ_i f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_i__ə]\
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A stout, fibrous membrane which commences at the lower border of the pectoralis major muscle and passes outward and backward across the axilla to its posterior border, where it unites with the sheaths of the latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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