facies hippocratica

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Определение facies hippocratica в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

The pallid or shrunken face of someone about to die

Carew shifted his position, and once more looked anxiously at the haggard face on the pillow. It bore certain tokens which in his ignorance he fancied were characteristic of the facies hippocratica .

Расстановка переносов

fa·ci·es hippocratica

Этимология

() Latin; so called because the effect was described by Hippocrates.