Facies: , pl. facies [TA]This word is properly pronounced in 3 syllables, but U.S. usage often fuses the second and third syllables into one. (1) [TA], SYN: face (1). (2) [TA], SYN: surface. (3) [TA], SYN: facet (1). (4) SYN: expression (2). [L.]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Facies: The appearance of the face that is often characteristic of a disease or pathological condition, as the elfin facies of WILLIAMS SYNDROME or the mongoloid facies of DOWN SYNDROME. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed).
Source: MeSH 2007
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