Diseases

Facies

The appearance of the face that is often characteristic of a disease or pathological condition, as the elfin facies of WILLIAMS SYNDROME or facies of DOWN SYNDROME. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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Abstract

The appearance of the face that is often characteristic of a disease or pathological condition, as the elfin facies of WILLIAMS SYNDROME or facies of DOWN SYNDROME. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with FACIAL EXPRESSION, a psychol response; coord IM with assoc dis (IM)

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History Note

96; was see under FACIAL EXPRESSION 1963-73

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  1. C23.550.291.812w
  2. E01w.370.600w.230w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Facies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019066. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019066
  2. Facies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facies_(medical)
  3. Facies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5428578