fasciation /fæsɪˈeɪʃən/ noun4 •The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages. •The process or state of being fasciated. •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. •(no longer used) A bandage.[…] able to break the fasciations and bands of death […] — 1658 formsfasciations
