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epicanthic fold
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌep.ɪˈkæn.θɪk ˌfəʊld/ us /ˌep.əˈkæn.θɪk ˌfoʊld/
a fold of skin across the inside corner of the eye in some people:
The facial features typical of the syndrome include a wide, flat nasal bridge, epicanthic folds, small mouth, and small ears.
The olive skin of his face was relaxed, his dark eyes, with their marked epicanthic fold, impassive.
Common clinical features include a flat face, slanting eyes, and epicanthic folds.
It could be that Nefertiti had an epicanthic fold, a piece of skin from the upper eyelid covering the inner edge of the eye.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The eye & surrounding area
beadily
beetling
canthus
chiasm
chiasma
compound eye
eyeball
eyelid
glassy
macula
macula lutea
macular
monobrow
oculomotor
optic nerve
suborbital
superciliary
supraoptic
supraorbital
tear duct
Synonyms
epicanthal fold epicanthus
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