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noun

A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets

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monophthalmiacyclocephalysynophthalmia
OriginAncient Greek Κύκλωψ →
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Meanings

nouncyclopia (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopias)

plural cyclopias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets

    Synonyms: monophthalmia, cyclocephaly, synophthalmia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets

Similar
monophthalmiacyclocephalysynophthalmia
Also see
cyclopism

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚύκλωψ
  2. Englishcyclopia

From cyclops + -ia; From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps).

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