Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
epicanthis .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A skin
fold of the uppereyelid , typical toEast Asians .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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OED 2nd edition: epicanthus epicardium epicarp but no epicaricacy.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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Crisponi L, Deiana M, Loi A, Chiappe F, Uda M, et al. (2001) The putative forkhead transcription factor FOXL2 is mutated in blepharophimosis/ptosis/epicanthus inversus syndrome.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mara Marongiu et al. 2010
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FOXL2 causes the blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) and predisposes to premature ovarian failure.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mara Marongiu et al. 2010
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Mutations in FOXL2 cause the blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus syndrome
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mara Marongiu et al. 2010
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FOXL2 causes the blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) and predisposes to premature ovarian failure.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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FOXL2 causes the blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) and predisposes to premature ovarian failure.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mara Marongiu et al. 2010
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