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diaphragmatic pleura (medicine) and hippocratic facies (medicine)


diaphragmatic pleura (medicine)


diaphragmatic pleura


The layer of parietal pleura covering the upper surface of the diaphragm, except along its costal attachments and where it is covered with the pericardium.

Synonym: pleura diaphragmatica, phrenic pleura, pleura phrenica.


hippocratic facies (medicine)


hippocratic facies
Facies hippocratica, a pinched expression of the face, with sunken eyes, concavity of cheeks and temples, relaxed lips, and leaden complexion; observed in one close to death after severe and prolonged illness.

Synonym: hippocratic face.