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