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Cyclopia (also called cyclocephaly or synophthalmia) is a birth defect. Cyclopia is characterized by a failure of the prosencephalon to separate the two orbits (eyes). This leads to the formation of a central deformed eye and an absence of a nasal cavity. It causes can be either genetic, or as a result of an exposure to poisons. The term "cyclopia" comes from Cyclops, a giant one-eyed creature the Greek Greek mythology.

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  • An infant with one central eye. Engraving. Wellcome V0007405

    Case from 1766, reported by Buffon.

  • Les écarts de la nature page10

    4-month-old foal from Rovigo with cyclopia, 1775.

  • Les écarts de la nature page42

    Pig with cyclopia, Martinique, 1775.

  • Cyclopia sample 782

    A specimen of human cyclopia.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ciclopía para niños

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