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epicanthus

n. (context anatomy English) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical to East Asians.

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epicanthus

  1. n. a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome [syn: epicanthic fold]

  2. [also: epicanthi (pl)]

Usage examples of "epicanthus".

What deceives you is the epicanthus, a racial variation, consisting in a sort of ridge of integument that runs from the bridge of the nose to the eyelid, and comes down over the inside corner of the eye.