epicanthus

Noun

Meaning

a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

epicanthic fold dated epicanthal fold mongoloid fold

Hypernyms

fold plica

Related terms

exocanthion endocanthion ectocanthion

Phrases with the word

blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus syndrome

Close letter words and terms

epicanthic epicanthic fold epicanthoplasty epicardia epicardiac epicardial