Facies

(fa'-she-ez). Appearance, especially that of the face. F., Cardiac, an anxious expre ion occasionally seen in the early stages of chronic valvular disease. F. hepatica, a peculiar earthy appearance of the face, often observed in organic disease of the liver. F. hippocratica, the Hippocratic countenance, indicative of the rapid approach of di olution; the nose seems pinched, the temples hollow, the eyes sunken, the ears leaden and cold, the lips relaxed, the skin livid. F. ovarina, the characteristic expre ion of women suffering from ovarian disease. The features are emaciated and sunken, the expre ion anxious, the forehead furrowed, the eyes hollow, the nostrils open and sharply defined, the lips long and compre ed, the angles of the mouth depre ed, with wrinkles encircling them. F. stupid a, the typhoid face.