| Descriptor English: | Facial Expression | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Expresión Facial                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Expressão Facial | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Expression faciale | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Expression, Face Expression, Facial Expressions, Facial Face Expression Face Expressions Facial Expressions  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E01.370.600.225 F01.145.209.530.385  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005149 | ||||
| Scope note: | Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli. | 
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| Annotation: | human & animal; a psychological response: do not confuse with FACIES, the physical appearance characteristic of various diseases | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 5250 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D005149 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 | 
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Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis - 
                                    
PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms 
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                                        M0008115 | 
                                
| Scope note | Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli. | 
| Preferred term | Facial Expression | 
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                                                                                            Expression, Face                                                 Expression, Facial Expressions, Facial Face Expression Face Expressions Facial Expressions  | 
                                
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