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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.