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facies

facies

1 9.8
A typical look of a face or surface that shows a medical condition
  • noun
  • /ˈfeɪʃiːz/
  • Specialized
: facies
  • The doctor noted changes in the patient's facies that indicated a potential illness.

Like when you peel this off, like if you have little fuzzies or little hairsies on your facies, it takes them.

Examples

  • In his artwork, the artist captured the unique facies of the elderly man's face.

  • Like when you peel this off, like if you have little fuzzies or little hairsies on your facies, it takes them.

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  • The geological survey examined the facies of the rock formations to determine their history.

Synonyms

physiognomy
vsfacies
  • Formal
2 9.9

Facial features that seem to show a person's character

is used in medical or scientific contexts to note neutral face or surface appearance
superficies
vsfacies
1 9.9

The outward appearance that hides what something is like inside

is used in scientific contexts to mean a specific clinical face or surface

Surface Forms

facies singular
facies plural

Etymology

Facies comes from the Latin word facies meaning 'face' or 'appearance', like the English words face and facial. Think of a person's face that shows a clear sign of illness; doctors use facies to mean that typical look or expression. So facies refers to a typical appearance that helps identify a condition or situation.