EPICANTHUS


Meaning of EPICANTHUS in English

— epicanthic , adj.

/ep'i kan"theuhs/ , n. , pl. epicanthi /-thuy, -thee/ . Anat.

a fold of skin extending from the eyelid over the inner canthus of the eye, common among Mongoloid peoples. Also called epicanthic fold, eyefold .

[ 1860-65; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .