physiognomy /phys·i·og·no·my/ (fiz″e-og´nah-me)
physiognomy
physiognomy [fiz″e-og´no-me]
physiognomy (fiz´ēog´n
mē),
1. determination of mental or moral character and qualities by the face.
2. the countenance, or face.
3. the facial expression and appearance as a means of diagnosis.
phys·i·og·no·my (f z  - g n -m, -n-m)n. 1. Facial features, especially when considered as an indicator of character or as a factor in diagnosis. 2. Estimation of one's character and mental qualities by a study of the face and general bodily carriage. |
physiognomy
[fiz′ë·og′nəmē]
Etymology: Gk, physis, nature, gnosis, knowledge
a method of judging the personality and other characteristics of a client by studying the face and general carriage of the body.
Physiognomy
History of psychiatry The formal study of the human face; for a brief period after C Lombroso’s publication of L’Uomo Delinquente (1876), certain facial and other physical features were used to classify criminals—e.g., small restless eyes were thought to be typical of thieves, or bright eyes and cracked voices of sex criminals
Quackery A pseudodiagnostic technique based on the belief that personality and emotions can be deciphered by evaluating facial features or lines on the body
Quackery A pseudodiagnostic technique based on the belief that personality and emotions can be deciphered by evaluating facial features or lines on the body
physiognomy [fiz″e-og´no-me]
1. facial expression and appearance as a means of diagnosis.
2. the attempt to determine temperament and character on the basis of facial features.
physiognomy (fiz´ēog´n
mē),facial features.
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