synophthalmia /syn·oph·thal·mia/ (-of-thal´me-ah) the usual form of cyclopia, in which the two eyes are more or less completely fused into one.
synophthalmia.
syn·oph·thal·mi·a (s n  f-th l m - , -p-) or syn·oph·thal·mus (-ms)n. See cyclopia. |
synophthalmia.
See cyclopia.
Cyclopia
The presence of a single, large centrally located eye—which may be a non-functional, if present, proboscis—and a single upper front incisor. It is caused by a failure of the embryonic prosencephalon to properly divide the orbits of the eye into two cavities, possibly related to a defect in cholesterol transport
synophthalmus, synophthalmos, synophthalmia
cyclops.
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