Facies (medical)

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Facies (medical)
DiseasesDB 18724

In medical contexts, facies are distinctive facial expressions associated with specific medical conditions.

It comes from the Latin word for "face".[1]

As a fifth declension noun,[2] "facies" can refer to the singular or plural.

Types

Examples include:

References

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External links

  1. "Dorlands Medical Dictionary:facies". 
  2. "NOUNS OF THE FOURTH DECLENSION".