epicanthus

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ canthus.

Pronunciation

• (without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈkænθəs/
  • (æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈkeə̯nθəs/, /ˌɛpɪˈkɛə̯nθəs/
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧can‧thus

Noun

epicanthus (plural epicanthi)

1. (anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.

   Synonyms: epicanthal fold, epicanthic fold, eyefold, Mongoloid fold (dated)

Related terms

• ectocanthion
• endocanthion
• exocanthion

Translations

a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians

• Catalan: epicant, plec palpebronasal
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 內眥贅皮 / 内眦赘皮 (nèizìzhuìpí)

• Czech: epikantus
• Dutch: amandelogen pl or n
• Finnish: mongolipoimu, epikantus
• French: épicanthus (fr) m, pli épicanthique m
• German: Epikanthus-Falte f, Epikanthus medialis m, Mongolenfalte f, Oberlidfalte f
• Hawaiian: maka lilio
• Hungarian: mongolredő (hu), belső szemzugot fedő bőrredő
• Italian: epicanto m
• Korean: 몽고주름 (monggojureum), 내안각췌피 (naean'gakchwepi)
• Lithuanian: epikantas
• Norwegian: epikantisk fold, epikanthus, mongolske hudfold, epikantisk hudfold
• Polish: zmarszczka nakątna f
• Portuguese: epicanto m, dobra epicântica f
• Romanian: epicantus n, pliu epicantal n, cută mongoloidă f, plică palpebronazală f
• Russian: эпикантус (ru) m (epikantus)
• Spanish: epicanto (es) m, brida mongólica f, pliegue epicántico m
• Swedish: mongolveck n, epikanthus
• Ukrainian: епікантус (epikantus), монгольська складка f (monholʹsʹka skladka)
• Vietnamese: nếp quạt (ở mắt)

Further reading

• epicanthic fold on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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