synophthalmus


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

Cyclops

 [si´klops]
a genus of minute crustaceans, species of which act as hosts of Diphyllobothrium and Dracunculus.

cyclops

 [si´klops]
a malformed fetus exhibiting cyclopia. Called also monops and monophthalmus.

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]