moon-face

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Etymology

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From moon +‎ face.

Noun

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moon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)

  1. A noticeably round face.
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46:
      Her white-powdered moon-face pondered the small mystery for a short time only.
  2. (medicine) A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.
    Synonym: moon facies
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