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Skin cashing out its blood supply early, usually right before you faint or lie badly.
means An unnatural paleness of the face, usually from fear, illness, shock, or blood loss.
from From Latin pallor, 'paleness,' rooted in the verb pallere, 'to be pale.' That root also gave English 'pale' itself, so the two words are siblings from the same Latin family rather than coincidental look-alikes.
- vasoconstriction
- blood vessels near skin literally narrow, redirecting flow inward
- etymology
- from latin pallere, to be pale
- clinical tell
- doctors check gums and eyelids, not just face
- fear response
- fight or flight diverts blood from skin to muscles