"epicanthus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛpɪkˌænθəs/ [US], /ˈɛpɪkˌanθəs/ [UK] Forms: epicanthi [plural]
Etymology: epi- + canthus Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|canthus}} epi- + canthus Head templates: {{en-noun|epicanthi}} epicanthus (plural epicanthi)
  1. (anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: epicanthal fold, epicanthic fold, Mongoloid fold [dated] Related terms: endocanthion, exocanthion (alt: ectocanthion) Translations (a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians): epicant (Catalan), plec palpebronasal (Catalan), 內眥贅皮 (Chinese Mandarin), 内眦赘皮 (nèizìzhuìpí) (Chinese Mandarin), epikantus (Czech), amandelogen [neuter, plural, singular] (Dutch), mongolipoimu (Finnish), epikantus (Finnish), épicanthus [masculine] (French), pli épicanthique [masculine] (French), Epikanthus-Falte [feminine] (German), Epikanthus medialis [masculine] (German), Mongolenfalte [feminine] (German), Oberlidfalte [feminine] (German), mongolredő (Hungarian), belső szemzugot fedő bőrredő (Hungarian), epicanto [masculine] (Italian), 몽고주름 (monggojureum) (Korean), 내안각췌피 (naean'gakchwepi) (Korean), epikantas (Lithuanian), epikantisk fold (Norwegian), epikanthus (Norwegian), mongolske hudfold (Norwegian), epikantisk hudfold (Norwegian), zmarszczka nakątna [feminine] (Polish), epicanto [masculine] (Portuguese), dobra epicântica [feminine] (Portuguese), epicantus [masculine] (Romanian), pliu epicantal [masculine] (Romanian), cută mongoloidă [feminine] (Romanian), plică palpebronazală [feminine] (Romanian), эпикантус (epikantus) [masculine] (Russian), epicanto [masculine] (Spanish), brida mongólica [feminine] (Spanish), pliegue epicántico [masculine] (Spanish), mongolveck [neuter] (Swedish), epikanthus (Swedish), епікантус (epikantus) (Ukrainian), монгольська складка (monholʹsʹka skladka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), nếp quạt (ở mắt) (Vietnamese)

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эпикантус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epicanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brida mongólica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pliegue epicántico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mongolveck"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "word": "epikanthus"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "epikantus",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "word": "епікантус"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "monholʹsʹka skladka",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "монгольська складка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians",
      "word": "nếp quạt (ở mắt)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "epicanthus"
}

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