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synophthalmia

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syn⋅oph⋅thal⋅mi⋅a

  [sin-of-thal-mee-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
cyclopia.
Origin:
syn- + ophthalmia

cy⋅clo⋅pi⋅a

  [sahy-kloh-pee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.
Also called synophthalmia.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL < Gk Kýklōp(s) Cyclops + -ia -ia
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Main Entry: cy·clo·pia
Pronunciation: sI-'klO-pE-&
Variant: also cy·clo·py /'sI-kl&-pE/
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -pias also -pies
: a developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of a single median eye
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cyclopia cy·clo·pi·a (sī-klō'pē-ə)
n.
A congenital defect in which the two orbits merge to form a single cavity containing one eye. Also called synophthalmia.

synophthalmia syn·oph·thal·mi·a (sĭn'ŏf-thāl'mē-ə, -ŏp-) or syn·oph·thal·mus (-məs)
n.
See cyclopia.

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