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FACIES TETANICA

\fˈe͡ɪsɪz tɛtˈanɪkə], \fˈe‍ɪsɪz tɛtˈanɪkə], \f_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_z t_ɛ_t_ˈa_n_ɪ_k_ə]\

Definitions of FACIES TETANICA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A senile appearance of the face, seen in tetanus, due to the wrinkling of the skin of the forehead and the cheeks.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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