Facial Features

Facial Features

See also anatomy; beards; body, human; 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 history.