facies hippocratica

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von facies hippocratica im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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 .

Silbentrennung

fa·ci·es hippocratica

Etymologie

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