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EPICANTHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: epicanthi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome

Synonyms:

epicanthic fold; epicanthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("epicanthus" is a kind of...):

fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))

Holonyms ("epicanthus" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

Derivation:

epicanthic (relating to the epicanthus)

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