Meanings
nounepicanthus (plural epicanthi)
plural epicanthi
- anatomyA skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
Synonyms: epicanthal fold, epicanthic fold, eyefold, Mongoloid fold
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
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Origin
Translations
Catalan epicant, plec palpebronasal
- epicanta skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- plec palpebronasala skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Chinese Mandarin 內眥贅皮 /内眦赘皮
- 內眥贅皮 /内眦赘皮 (nèizìzhuìpí)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Czech epikantus
- epikantusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Dutch amandelogen
- amandelogena skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Finnish mongolipoimu, epikantus
- mongolipoimua skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- epikantusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
French épicanthus, pli épicanthique
- épicanthusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- pli épicanthiquea skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
German Epikanthus-Falte, Epikanthus medialis
- Epikanthus-Faltea skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- Epikanthus medialisa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- Mongolenfaltea skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- Oberlidfaltea skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Hawaiian maka lilio
- maka lilioa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Hungarian mongolredő, belső szemzugot fedő bőrredő
- mongolredőa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- belső szemzugot fedő bőrredőa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Italian epicanto
- epicantoa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Korean 몽고주름, 내안각췌피
- 몽고주름 (monggojureum)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- 내안각췌피 (naean'gakchwepi)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Lithuanian epikantas
- epikantasa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Norwegian epikantisk fold, epikanthus
- epikantisk folda skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- epikanthusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- mongolske hudfolda skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- epikantisk hudfolda skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Polish zmarszczka nakątna
- zmarszczka nakątnaa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Portuguese epicanto, dobra epicântica
- epicantoa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- dobra epicânticaa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Romanian epicantus, pliu epicantal
- epicantusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- pliu epicantala skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- cută mongoloidăa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- plică palpebronazalăa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Russian эпикантус
- эпикантус (epikantus)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Spanish epicanto, brida mongólica
- epicantoa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- brida mongólicaa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- pliegue epicánticoa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Swedish mongolveck, epikanthus
- mongolvecka skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- epikanthusa skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Ukrainian епікантус, монгольська складка
- епікантус (epikantus)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
- монгольська складка (monholʹsʹka skladka)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
Vietnamese nếp quạt (ở mắt)
- nếp quạt (ở mắt)a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians
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APA
epicanthus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicanthus
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“epicanthus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicanthus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicanthus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicanthus.
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