Plural of epicanthus; a fold of skin at the inner corner of the eye that extends over the eye corner, common in East Asian populations.
From epi- (upon) + canthus (from Greek kanthos, corner of the eye). The prefix indicates the fold sits upon the inner corner area.
The epicanthi fold is perfectly normal genetic variation—it appears in many world populations and is just one of the beautiful ways human eyes can be shaped!
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