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Epicanthus
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A fold of skin starting above the medial aspect of the upper eyelid and arching downward to cover, pass in front of and lateral to the medial canthus. [ ]
Term info
Label
Epicanthus
Synonyms
- Epicanthal fold
- Epicanthal folds
- Epicanthic folds
- Eye folds
- Palpebronasal fold
- Plica palpebronasalis
- Prominent eye folds
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
In extreme cases, the skin fold can start as high as the eyebrow; this is called epicanthus superciliaris.
has alternative id
HP:0000624, HP:0007930
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000286
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased length and
inheres in some epicanthal fold and
has modifier some abnormal)