| Facies | |
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| Facial abnormalities associated with Crouzon syndrome | |
| Specialty | Medical 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.
- ^ "Definition of FACIES". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Dorlands Medical Dictionary:facies".
- ^ "NOUNS OF THE FOURTH DECLENSION". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20.