Author: Glossary
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Faciobrachial
To the face and arm, especially to juvenile muscular dystrophy.
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Autogenic facilitation
The process of inhibiting the muscle that generated a stimulus while providing an excitatory impulse to the antagonist muscle.
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Parkinsonian facies
A masklike facies with infrequent eye blinking and decreased facial expressiveness.
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Myopathic facies
The facies due to muscular relaxation. The lids drop and the lips protrude.
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Masklike facies
An expressionless face with little or no animation, seen in parkinsonism.
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Facies leontina
The lion-like facial appearance seen in certain forms of leprosy.
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Facies hippocratica
The facial appearance classically described in those dying from long-continued illness or from cholera. The cheeks and temples are hollow, the eyes sunken, the complexion leaden, and the lips relaxed.
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Adenoid facies
A dull, lethargic appearance with open mouth, which may be due to hypertrophy of adenoids or to chronic mouth breathing.
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Facial reflex
In coma, contraction of facial muscles following pressure on the eyeball.
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Facetectomy
Surgical removal of the articular facet of a vertebra.