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EPICANTHIC FOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does epicanthic fold mean?
• EPICANTHIC FOLD (noun)
The noun EPICANTHIC FOLD has 1 sense:
1. a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
Familiarity information: EPICANTHIC FOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
epicanthic fold; epicanthus
Hypernyms ("epicanthic fold" is a kind of...):
fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
Holonyms ("epicanthic fold" is a part of...):
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