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💊 Swollen face 😊 Round face
moonface

moonface

8.5
A round, swollen face often caused by certain medicines or illnesses
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːnfeɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cara de luna
  • After several months of steroid therapy, she noticed a moonface developing.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that moonface is a common side effect of the medication.

  • The patient had a noticeable moonface due to the medication.

  • His moonface gradually disappeared once the treatment ended.

  • She developed a moonface after starting her treatment.

  • After several months of steroid therapy, she noticed a moonface developing.

  • The doctor explained that moonface is a common side effect of the medication.

  • The patient had a noticeable moonface due to the medication.

Synonyms

fat face
vsmoonface
4 5.1

A round, chubby face with full cheeks

is a swollen roundness caused by medical conditions or medications

Surface Forms

moonface singular
moonfaces plural

Morphology

moonface = moon + face (semi-transparent) = moon + face

The compound 'moon' + 'face' suggests roundness, but the clinical meaning 'rounded, swollen facial appearance often caused by medication' is a specialized medical sense not fully derivable from the components.

Etymology

Moonface joins moon and face; people noticed that the swollen face caused by some medicines looks like a round, full 'moon', so doctors used the word for that medical side effect.