facies
noun
fa·cies ˈfā-sh(ē-ˌ)ēz 
plural facies
1
: general appearance
a plant species with a particularly distinct facies
2
: an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
adenoid facies
3
: a part of a rock or group of rocks that differs from the whole formation (as in composition, age, or fossil content)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin faciēs, going back to Latin, "appearance, form" — more at face entry 1
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Medical Definition
facies
noun
fa·cies ˈfā-sh(ē-ˌ)ēz
plural facies
1
: an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
adenoid facies
see hippocratic facies, moon facies 2
: an anatomical surface
- masques
- mass
- mass absorption coefficient
- mass action
- mass book
- mass card
- mass color
- mass communication
- mass customization
- mass defect
- mass driver
- mass house
- Mass John
- mass man
- mass media
- mass medium
- mass meeting
- mass meristem
- mass murderer
- mass noun
- mass number
- Mass Observation
- mass of mercury
- mass of the catechumens
- mass of the faithful