moon face

face (fās)

1. the anterior, or ventral, aspect of the head from the forehead to the chin, inclusive.

2. any presenting aspect or surface.

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moon face  the peculiar rounded face seen in various conditions, such as Cushing's syndrome, or after administration of adrenal corticoids.

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moon face or moon facies (mn)

n.

The round usually red face seen in Cushing's syndrome or in hyperadrenocorticalism.

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moon face

Etymology: AS, mona, moon; L, facies, face

a condition characterized by a rounded, puffy face. It occurs in people treated with large doses of corticosteroids, such as those with chronic asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, or acute childhood leukemia. The features return to normal when the medication is stopped. Moon face is symptomatic of Cushing's disease and Cushing's syndrome. Also called moon facies.

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moon face

A rounded face with a double chin, prominent flushed cheeks, and fat deposits in the temporal fossa and cheeks, which is typical of Cushing's disease/syndrome and cri-du-chat–5p-syndrome; the name also refers to a broad, round face with bright-red cheeks in well-developed, broad-chested children with pulmonic stenosis and a right-to-left shunt