epicanthic fold

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   a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome

   Synonymsepicanthus

   Broaderfold

   Part ofeye

Questions about epicanthic fold

What does epicanthic fold mean?

epicanthic fold means "a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome".

What is another word for epicanthic fold?

Close synonyms include epicanthus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.