FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
GENERAL TERM - FACIES, FACIEI, F. – FACE; EXPRESSION, COUNTENANCE (TYPICAL FOR CERTAIN DISEASE OR
STATE)

CATEGORIES OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
•Terms referring to healthy or pathological state
•Terms referring to a certain disease/dysfunction of a certain organ (most important)
•Eponyms (i.e. terms derived from the names of real persons)

TERMS REFERRING TO HEALTHY OR PATHOLOGICAL STATE
•F. composita – The normal, natural face of a healthy person
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•F. dolorosa – facial expression of a person suffering from pain’
–From dolor, oris, m.
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Bilderesultat for facies dolorosa

•F. febrilis – feverous face expression, i.e. restless, discomposed characterized by shiny eyes and
redness in face
–From febris, is, f.
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•f. plethorica - hyperemic face with florid, red complexion due to excessive circulation of blood
Bilderesultat for fever face Bilderesultat for facies plethoric

TERMS REFERRING TO A CERTAIN DISEASE/DYSFUNCTION OF A CERTAIN ORGAN
•f. alcoholica / aethylica - bloated, persistently red face as a consequence of excessive drinking
•f. pneumonica - one-sided blush on the same cheek as the lung affected by pneumonia
–From pneumonia, ae, f.
•f. nephritica - oedematous, pale face due to the inflammation of kidneys with swelling appearing
most around eyes
–From nephros, i, m. > nephritis, itidis, f.
•f. cardiaca - oedematous, pale, and yellowish face with cyanotic hue; half open mouth, cyanotic
lips; typically accompanies heart failure
–From cor, cordis, n.
Bilderesultat for facies alcoholica
Bilderesultat for facies nephritic Bilderesultat for facies cardiaca

•f. anaemica - very pale face with greenish tint in patients with iron deficiency
–From anaemia, ae, f.
•f. mitralis - blush on cheeks, cyanotic tip of the nose and ears; the patient looks younger
his/her age; typical of patients with mitral stenosis
•f. gastrica - facial expression typical of acute stomach problems; deep nasolabial fold
–From gaster, (e)ris, f.
•f. tuberculosa / hectica - exhausted, pale face with blush on cheeks, “burning” eyes, dry lips,
excited countenance, half open mouth
–From tuberculosis, is, f.

•f. morbillosa - “unhappy” facial expression with rash and reddened eyes sensitive to light;
typical of children suffering from measles
–From morbilli, orum, m.  (= measles)
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•f. syphilitica - melancholic facial expression with saddle nose deformation; typical of the
patients having the late congenital syphilis (syphilis congenital tarda)
Bilderesultat for facies morbillosa Bilderesultat for congenital syphilis facies

•f. leontina - the lion-like facial appearance occurring in patients with certain forms of leprosy
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Relatert bilde
f. tetanica / risus sardonicus - facial expression typical of tetanus patients; mouth widened as in
laughter, but the skin on forehead as if expressing grief; tonic spasm of mimic and chewing muscles
https://web.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2006/Leprosy/snsx_files/image013.jpg

EPONYMS
•facies Hippocratica → facies abdominalis - sunken eyes, pinched nose, deadly livid and cyanotic
skin sometimes covered with large drops of cold sweat, specific for the collapse due to severe
disease of abdominal organs accompanied by peritonitis (rupture of gall bladder, perforated ulcer
in stomach or duodenum)
–Characteristic for people in late stage diseases/right before they pass away
–Note the sunken appearance
Bilderesultat for facies hippocratica

•facies Parkinsonica / oleosa - amimic face with characteristic stare; the patient seems to lean
forward to the observer; oily skin of face, sometimes drooling occurs; typical of patients with
advanced Parkinson's disease (morbus Parkinson)
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Bilderesultat for facies parkinsoniana

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Related image


ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
•Name 2 eponyms
•Which facial expressions are derived from the words below:
•morbilli, orum, m.
•gaster, (e)ris, f.
•Which facial expressions do these pictures describe?
Bilderesultat for fever face Relatert bilde

LABEL THESE FACES ACCORDING TO THE NAMES GIVEN
•F. anaemica
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•F. mitralis
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•F. gastrica
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•F. tuberculosa
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Bilderesultat for facies mitralis Bilderesultat for tuberculosis face Bilderesultat for anaemic
face Bilderesultat for facies gastrica

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-Dorthe Aslaksen and Jesika Agarwala
•Group 31