moon face
Full, round countenance
Moon face describes a face that appears unusually round and full, like the full moon.
The term is most often medical, referring to facial swelling caused by corticosteroid use or Cushing's syndrome: The medication gave her moon face.
It can also be a casual, sometimes affectionate description of someone with naturally round features.
- babyfaceYouthful, innocent appearance
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- fullnessState of being complete
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
- glucocorticoidSteroid regulating metabolism, immunity
swelling · corticosteroid · hydrocortisone · dexamethasone · adrenal gland · adrenal fatigue · puffiness · iatrogenic · ACTH · striae · hirsutism · roundness · weight gain · edema · doughy · hormonal imbalance · synthetic hormone · medical treatment
- Moon Lorelunar cycle, Luna, Selene, Artemis, Diana
- moonlunar, luna, moonrise, moonset, crescent
- Moon thingscraters, lunar eclipse, waxing crescent, lunar surface
- malnutritionmalnutrition, malnourished, undernourished, undernourishment, starvation
- steroidssteroid, cortisol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone