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Eyelid vs Epicanthus - What's the difference?

eyelid | epicanthus |

As nouns the difference between eyelid and epicanthus

is that eyelid is a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye while epicanthus is a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical to East Asians.

eyelid

English

(wikipedia eyelid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

    • Synonyms

    * blepharon

    Related terms

    * eyebrow * eyelash

    epicanthus

    English

    (wikipedia epicanthus)

    Noun

    (epicanthi)
  • (anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical to East Asians.

    • Synonyms

    * epicanthal fold * epicanthic fold

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