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Facies_(medical)
Facies (medical)
In medical contexts, facies are distinctive facial expressions associated with specific medical conditions.
It comes from the Latin word for "face".
As a fifth declension noun, "facies" can refer to the singular or plural.
Types
Examples include:- Hippocratic face (also known as "hippocratic facies")
- Moon face (also known as "Cushingoid facies")
- elfin facies
- Potter facies
- Parkinson facies
- Leonine facies
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