Hippocratic facies

Hippocratic facies
Hippocratic facies n the face as it appears near death and in some debilitating conditions marked by sunken eyes and temples, pinched nose, and tense hard skin called also facies Hippocratica

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facies hippocratica a drawn, pinched, and pale appearance of the face, indicative of approaching death.

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