Associations to the word «Facies»

Wiktionary

FACIES, noun. (plurale tantum) Appearance.
FACIES, noun. (plurale tantum) (medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions (e.g. costive facies).
FACIES, noun. (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.
FACIES HIPPOCRATICA, noun. (medicine) The pallid or shrunken face of someone about to die.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche