English Explanatory Dictionary

Hippocratic face

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A face that appears drawn and sunken as a result of long illness or hunger.

Word forms

Hippocratic face Hippocratic faces

Etymology

It was first described by Hippocrates.

Synonyms

facies Hippocratica
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