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EPICANTHUS (epicanthi)

• EPICANTHUS (noun)
The noun EPICANTHUS has 1 sense:

1. a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome

Familiarity information: EPICANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.

• EPICANTHUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

epicanthic fold; epicanthus

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)

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