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cyclopia

[ sahy-kloh-pee-uh ]
/ saɪˈkloʊ pi ə /
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noun Pathology.

a congenital defect characterized by fusion of the orbits into a single cavity containing one eye.

Nearby words

cyclopeptide, cyclophorase, cyclophoria, cyclophosphamide, cyclophotocoagulation, cyclopia, cycloplegia, cycloplegic, cyclopropane, cyclops, cyclorama

Origin of cyclopia

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek Kýklōp(s) Cyclops + -ia -ia
Also called synophthalmia.
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Examples from the Web for cyclopia

  • Cyclopia is very frequently associated with the absence of both the internal and external ear, and with synotia (joined ears).

    Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

Medicine definitions for cyclopia

cyclopia

[ sī-klō′pē-ə ]

n.

A congenital defect in which the two orbits merge to form a single cavity containing one eye.synophthalmia
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