HyperDic: epicanthus

English > 1 sense of the word epicanthus:
NOUNbodyepicanthus, epicanthic folda vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus
English > epicanthus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome.
Synonymepicanthic fold
Part ofeye, oculus, opticThe organ of sight
Broaderfold, plicaA folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Spanishepicanto
Catalanepicant, epicanto
Adjectivesepicanthicrelating to the epicanthus

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