| facial vision | <physiology> Sensing the proximity of objects by the nerves of the face, presumed in the case of the blind and also in sighted persons who are blindfolded or in darkness. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facialis | Synonym: facial, facial. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facialis phenomenon | Facial spasm produced by light rubbing of the skin or a tap on the zygoma; sometimes percussion above the zygoma causes contraction of the lip only; observed in tetany and sometimes in exophthalmic goiter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facient | 1. One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent. 2. <mathematics> One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient. The multiplier. The terms facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation. See Multiplication. Origin: L. Facio, to make, L. Faciens, entis, p. Pr. Of facere = to make, do. Source: Websters Dictionary (20 Jun 2000) |
| facies | <clinical sign> Expression or appearance of the face. Some disease states or genetic disorders have characteristic facies. (27 Sep 1997) |
| facies antebrachialis anterior | The area between the radial and ulnar borders of the forearm anteriorly. Synonym: facies antebrachialis anterior, regio antebrachialis anterior, anterior antebrachial region, anterior surface of forearm, facies anterior antebrachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies antebrachialis posterior | An alternate term for posterior region of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior | The surface of a structure or part of the body that faces forward. Synonym: facies anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior antebrachii | The area between the radial and ulnar borders of the forearm anteriorly. Synonym: facies antebrachialis anterior, regio antebrachialis anterior, anterior antebrachial region, anterior surface of forearm, facies anterior antebrachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior brachii | Area between deltoid region superiorly and anterior region of elbow inferiorly. Synonym: facies brachialis anterior, regio brachialis anterior, anterior surface of arm, facies anterior brachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior corneae | The external surface of the cornea. Synonym: facies anterior corneae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior corporis maxillae | The surface of the maxilla below the orbit and lateral to the nasal aperture. Synonym: facies anterior corporis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior cruris | The anterior surface of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. Synonym: facies cruralis anterior, regio cruralis anterior, anterior crural region, anterior surface of leg, facies anterior cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior glandulae suprarenalis | The anterior surface of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: facies anterior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior iridis | The anterior surface of the iris of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |