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Definition of Cyclopia
1. Noun. A developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye.
Definition of Cyclopia
1. Noun. (medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate sockets ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cyclopia
1. A congenital defect in which the two orbits merge to form a single cavity containing one eye, its origin evidenced by fusion of the right and left optic primordia, and in which the nose is absent; usually combined with cyclencephaly. Synonym: cyclopea, synophthalmia, synophthalmus. Origin: G. Kyklops, fr. Kyklos, circle, + ops, eye (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclopia
Literary usage of Cyclopia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1889)
"As in the case of cyclopia [see this Journal for May, 1888], it is more frequent
in the female foetus than in the male, but the difference is by no means so ..."
2. Manual of antenatal pathology and hygiene by John William Ballantyne (1904)
"Malformations of the Eyes and Nose ; cyclopia : Definition, ... In this chapter,
then, I shall describe first cyclopia, then the nearly allied ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children by Alfred Vogel (1873)
"cyclopia finally is likewise only possible in defective orbital bones. Here the
ethmoid, the lachrymal, and the nasal bones are absent, and the sphenoid ..."
4. Modern ophthalmology: A Practical Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and by James Moores Ball (1908)
"A two-headed monster would, of course, have four orbits. A double- faced monster
may have four or three according to the degree of duplication. cyclopia is ..."
5. General Pathology: Or the Science of the Causes, Nature and Course of the by Ernst Ziegler (1903)
"... middle of the forehead, or two eyes united together may be found in one orbital
cavity (Fig. 373), so that the malformation may be designated cyclopia, ..."
6. A Manual of pathology by Joseph Coats (1903)
"... involving the head and spinal column: (1) Brain absent, Anencephalus; (2)
brain displaced—Encephalocele, Hernia cerebri; (3) brain defective—cyclopia, ..."
7. Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Greenouse Plants / by by Loundon (Jane) (1848)
"They are all natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 1.—cyclopia ... OTHER SPECIES OF
cyclopia. C. GALIOIDES Dee. This species was introduced in 1820, ..."
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