hippocratic facies — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : the face as it appears near death and in some debilitating conditions marked by sunken eyes and temples, pinched nose, and tense hard skin … Useful english dictionary
facies Hippocratica — facies Hip·po·crat·ica .hip ə krat i kə n HIPPOCRATIC FACIES … Medical dictionary
Facies — A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face. * * * 1. [TA] SYN: face (1). 2. [NA] SYN: surface. 3. SYN: expression (2). [L.] acromial articular f. of clavicle SYN: acromial facet of clavicle. adenoid f. the open mouthed and often … Medical dictionary
Facies (medical) — SignSymptom infobox Name = Facies (medical) Caption = DiseasesDB = 18724 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In medical contexts, facies are distinctive facial expressions associated with specific… … Wikipedia
Hippocratic face — The Hippocratic face ( facies Hippocratica in Latin) is the change produced in the face by impending death,cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/nine/18770921.htm |title … Wikipedia
facies — n. 1) facial expression, often a guide to a patient s state of health as well as his emotions. The typical facies seen in adenoids is the vacant look, with the mouth drooping open. A Hippocratic facies is the sallow face, sagging and with… … The new mediacal dictionary
Hippocratic — Hip po*crat ic, a. Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings. [1913 Webster] {Hippocratic face} [L. facies Hippocratica], the change produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness, excessive evacuations, excessive hunger, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hippocratic face — Hippocratic Hip po*crat ic, a. Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings. [1913 Webster] {Hippocratic face} [L. facies Hippocratica], the change produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness, excessive evacuations, excessive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Facies — Fa ci*es, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Facies Hippocratica — Facies Fa ci*es, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The anterior part of the head; the face. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English