FACES syndrome

noun

A rare disorder involving abnormal facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin anomalies.

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Meanings

nounFACES syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare disorder involving abnormal facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin anomalies.

Origin

Acronym from the symptoms, arranged to spell faces.

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FACES syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FACES%20syndrome

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “FACES syndrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FACES%20syndrome.

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