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#11815 - 12/01/00 11:15 PM corner of the eye
amy stranger Registered: 11/30/00 Posts: 2	what is the term for the fold on the inner corner of the eye. i believe that it is used mainly with asian people. i first saw the term in howard fast's book the second generation.
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#11816 - 12/01/00 11:59 PM Re: corner of the eye
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	epicanthus
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#11817 - 02/25/01 03:09 PM Re: corner of the eye
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	EPI + CANTHUS6 a small normal fold of skin from the upper eyelid sometimes covering the inner corner of the eye, as in many Asian peoples: also occurs with certain abnormal conditions, as Down‘s syndrome can[thus 7kan40!s8 n., pl. 3thi# 730j#8 5ModL < Gr kanthos: for IE base see CANT26 either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
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