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epicanthus

[ep-i-kan-thuhs]

noun, plural ep·i·can·thi

[-thahy, -thee] . Anatomy.

a fold of skin extending from the eyelid over the inner canthus of the eye, common among Mongoloid peoples.

Also called epicanthic fold, eyefold.

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin; see epi-, canthus

Related forms

ep·i·can·thic, adjective

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epicanthus (ˌɛpɪˈkænθəs)

—n , pl -thi
	Also called: epicanthic fold a fold of skin extending vertically over the inner angle of the eye: characteristic of Mongolian peoples and a congenital anomaly among other races

[C19: New Latin, from epi- + Latin canthus corner of the eye, from Greek kanthos]

epi'canthic

—*adj*

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eyefold

Mongolian fold

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