Facies (medical)

Facies
Facial abnormalities associated with Crouzon syndrome
SpecialtyMedical genetics

In medical contexts, a facies is a distinctive facial expression or appearance associated with a specific medical condition.[1] The term comes from Latin for "face".[2] As a fifth declension noun,[3] facies can be both singular and plural.

  1. ^ "Definition of FACIES". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Dorlands Medical Dictionary:facies".
  3. ^ "NOUNS OF THE FOURTH DECLENSION". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20.
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