facies hippocratica

The peculiar expre ion on the face immediately before death; so called from its description in the "Prognostic a" of Hippo crates. easy făç'-Ile, *fac-il, a. [Fr., from Lat. facilis to be done, from facio =to do; Sp. facil; Ital. facile.] 1. Easy, not difficult; capable of being done or attained with little labor. 2. Easy to be understood; not abstruse. 3. Easy of acce or converse; complaisant; affable, not austere. 4. Pliant, easily led or persuaded to good or bad. 5. Ready, quick, dexterous; as, a facile pen, a facile pencil. făç-1-lě prin-çěps, phr . [Lat.=easily first or best. Able to distance all competitors without exertion; as, He is facile princeps in that art. făç-Ile-lỹ, *fac-il-ie, adv. [Eng. facile; -ly.] In a facile or easy manner; easily.