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plural facies
1
:general appearance
a plant species with a particularly distinctfacies
2
:an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
adenoidfacies
3
:a part of a rock or group of rocks that differs from the whole formation (as in composition, age, or fossil content)

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Additionally, exaggerated allele-specific morphs based on normal-range variation in these genes recapitulates the syndromicfaciesof the craniofacial dysmorphologies with which they are associated.—Razib Khan,Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2012

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latinfaciēs, going back to Latin, "appearance, form" — more atfaceentry 1

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined atsense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use offacies was in 1565

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“Facies.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facies. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

facies

noun
plural facies
1
:an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
adenoidfacies
seehippocratic facies,moon facies
2
:an anatomical surface
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