myasthenic facies

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The facial expression in myasthenia gravis, consisting of drooping of the eyelids and corners of the mouth and weakness of the facial muscles.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The prima facies of the former is not likely to be admired, since its few excellencies require to be selected by nice observation.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 278, Supplementary Number (1828)|Various
The horizontal part of the Facies, next the front, that lies behind the eyes and between the temples.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles; fumantia procul tecta; nemo exploratoribus obvius, is what Tacitus calls facies victoriæ.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various

Cui Piso Nolim quidem, Gracche inquit, mea bona tibi viritim dividere liceat; sed si facies, partem petam.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond