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fa⋅ci⋅es

  [fey-shee-eez, -sheez]
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–noun, plural fa⋅ci⋅es.
1. general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
2. Geology. the appearance and characteristics of a sedimentary deposit, esp. as they reflect the conditions and environment of deposition and serve to distinguish the deposit from contiguous deposits. Compare metamorphic facies.
3. Medicine/Medical. a facial expression characteristic of a disease or pathological condition.
4. Archaeology. a distinctive phase of a prehistoric cultural tradition.
Origin:
1350–1400, for an earlier sense; ME < L: form, figure, appearance, face, akin to facere to make
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fa·ci·es   (fā'shē-ēz', -shēz)   
n.   pl. facies

  1. Biology The general aspect or outward appearance, as of a given growth of flora.

  2. Medicine The appearance or expression of the face, especially when typical of a certain disorder or disease.

  3. Geology A rock or stratified body distinguished from others by its appearance or composition.


[Latin faciēs; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fa·cies
Pronunciation: 'fA-sh(E-")Ez
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural facies
1 : an appearance andexpression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal facies> facies>
2 : an anatomical surface
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facies fa·ci·es (fā'shē-ēz', -shēz)
n. pl. facies

  1. Face.

  2. The appearance or expression of the face, especially when typical of a certain disorder or disease.

  3. The general aspect or outward appearance, as of a given growth of flora.

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