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hippocratic facies
Hippocratic facies (ˌhɪpəʊˈkrætɪk) n (Medicine) the sallow facial expression, with listless staring eyes, often regarded as denoting approaching deathEncyclopediaSeeHippocrateshippocratic facies
hip·po·crat·ic fa·ci·es , facies hippocraticaa pinched expression of the face, with sunken eyes, concavity of cheeks and temples, relaxed lips, and leaden complexion; observed in one close to death after severe and prolonged illness. Synonym(s): hippocratic faceA physiognomy characteristic of advanced untreated preterminal peritonitis, which Hippocrates described as ‘...hollow eyes, collapsed temples; the ears, cold, contracted and their lobes turned out; the skin about the forehead being rough, distended and parched; the colour of the whole face being brown, black, livid or lead-coloured...’hip·po·crat·ic fa·ci·es (hip'ō-krat'ik fash'ē-ēz) A pinched expression of the face, with sunken eyes, concavity of cheeks and temples, relaxed lips, and leaden complexion; observed in one close to death after severe and prolonged illness.
Synonym(s): hippocratic face. Hippocrates, Greek physician, 460-370 B.C. Hippocrates bandagehippocratic - relating to, described by, or attributed to Hippocrates.hippocratic facies - sunken appearance of facial features seen in dehydration.hippocratic fingers - clubbing of the fingers.Hippocratic Oath - an oath demanded of physicians about to enter the practice of their profession.hippocratic splash - Synonym(s): hippocratic succussionhippocratic succussion - a diagnostic procedure to test for obstruction of the pylorus of stomach. Synonym(s): hippocratic splashhippocratism - a system of medicine attributed to Hippocrates and his disciples that is based on the imitation of nature's processes in the therapeutic management of disease.hip·po·crat·ic fa·ci·es (hip'ō-krat'ik fash'ē-ēz) Pinched facial expression, with sunken eyes, concavity of cheeks and temples, relaxed lips, and leaden complexion; observed in one close to death. |