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physiognosis

physiognosis noun: diagnosis of disease by studying facial appearance.

Noun

physiognosis (uncountable)

  1. diagnosis of disease by studying facial appearance

Questions about physiognosis

What does physiognosis mean?
Physiognosis means diagnosis of disease by studying facial appearance.
What part of speech is physiognosis?
Physiognosis is a noun.

Words near physiognosis in the dictionary

  1. physiognomizing
  2. physiognomonic
  3. physiognomonical
  4. physiognomonics
  5. physiognomy
  6. physiognosis
  7. physiognotrace
  8. physiognotraces
  9. physiogony
  10. physiograph
  11. physiographer

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