Facial Features
149. Facial Features
See also 14. ANATOMY ; 37. BEARDS ; 51. BODY, HUMAN ; 148. EYES .
- gnathism
- the condition of having an upper jaw that protrudes beyond the plane of the face. —gnathic , adj.
- hiation
- Obsolete, the act of gaping or letting the mouth hang open wide.
- lineament
- a feature or detail in relation to outline or contour, as a feature of a face. —lineamental , adj.
- mesognathism
- the condition of having medium-sized jaws that project only slightly from the plane of the face. —mesognathic, mesognathous , adj.
- metopomancy
- Rare. a form of divination involving examination of facial features. —metopomantic , adj.
- metoposcopy
- the art or science of physiognomy; the attempt to discern a person’s character from the study of the facial features. —metoposcopist , n., —metoposcopic , metoposcopical , adj.
- opisthognathism
- the condition of having retracted jaws. —opisthognathic , opisthognathous , adj.
- orthognathism
- the condition of having straight jaws. —orthognathic , orthog-nathous , adj.
- pathognomy
- the study of the signs that reveal human passions. —pathognomonic , adj.
- physiognomy, physiognomics
- 1 . the art of determining character or personal qualities from the features or form of the body, especially the face.
- 2 . divination by examining the features of a face. —physiognomist , n. —physiognomic, physiognomical , adj.
- prognathism
- the condition of having jaws that project beyond the upper part of the face. —prognathic, prognathous , adj.
- prosopalgia
- neuralgia affecting the face.
- prosopography
- 1 . Obsolete, a description of the face. See also 207. HISTORY .
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