synophthalmus

Cyclops

 [si´klops]

a genus of minute crustaceans, species of which act as hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus.

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cyclops

 [si´klops]

a malformed fetus exhibiting cyclopia. Called also monops and monophthalmus.

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cy·clo·pi·a

(sī-klō'pē-ă),

A congenital defect in which the two orbits are united to form a single cavity containing one eye, which typically results from union of the right and left optic primordia, usually combined with holoprosencephaly or cyclencephaly.

Synonym(s): cyclopea, synophthalmia, synophthalmus

[G. Kyklōps, fr. kyklos, circle, + ōps, eye]

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