A unibrow (or jacco brow or monobrow; called synophrys in medicine) is a single eyebrow created when the two eyebrows meet in the middle above the bridge of the nose.[1] The hair above the bridge of the nose is of the same color and thickness as the eyebrows, such that they converge to form one uninterrupted line of hair.
The word monobrow first appeared in print in 1968,[2] and the adjectival form monobrowed followed in 1973, in Martin Amis' novel The Rachel Papers.[3] The first known use of the word unibrow was in 1981.[4]
Some nations prize the unibrow. It is a sign of beauty among Baluchi Omanis, whose women sometimes draw a black line joining the brows as a part of their routine makeup to fake a unibrow. A study found the prevalence of synophrys to be at 11.87% in the Omani population.[5] In Tajikistan, where the unibrow is similarly viewed as attractive, some women dry and extract an herb known locally as usma and daub it onto their brows to mimic one.[6] Urban women may do the same with a kohl liner or a kajal pen.[7]
The unibrow has largely been seen as undesirable in the Americas and Europe, with the hairs often plucked, shaved, or waxed away.[8][9] Exceptions include the artist Frida Kahlo, famous for her unibrow, which she often depicted in self-portraits,[10][11] and the Greek-Cypriot model Sophia Hadjipanteli.[12]
The unibrow is a genetic trait.[15] It is associated with the PAX3 gene.[16]
Medical conditionsedit
A unibrow is part of normal human variation, but can also stem from developmental disorders. A unibrow is a recognized feature of Cornelia De Lange syndrome, a genetic disorder whose main features include moderate to severe learning difficulties, limb abnormalities such as oligodactyly (fewer than normal fingers or toes), and phocomelia (malformed limbs), and facial abnormalities including a long philtrum (the slight depression/line between the nose and mouth).
Other medical conditions associated with a unibrow include:[17]
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A unibrow or jacco brow or monobrow called synophrys in medicine is a single eyebrow created when the two eyebrows meet in the middle above the bridge of the nose 1 The hair above the bridge of the nose is of the same color and thickness as the eyebrows such that they converge to form one uninterrupted line of hair Close up of a unibrow Contents 1 History 2 Culture and beauty 3 Medicine 3 1 Genetics 3 2 Medical conditions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe word monobrow first appeared in print in 1968 2 and the adjectival form monobrowed followed in 1973 in Martin Amis novel The Rachel Papers 3 The first known use of the word unibrow was in 1981 4 Culture and beauty edit nbsp Kyrgyz Cosmonaut Salizhan SharipovSome nations prize the unibrow It is a sign of beauty among Baluchi Omanis whose women sometimes draw a black line joining the brows as a part of their routine makeup to fake a unibrow A study found the prevalence of synophrys to be at 11 87 in the Omani population 5 In Tajikistan where the unibrow is similarly viewed as attractive some women dry and extract an herb known locally as usma and daub it onto their brows to mimic one 6 Urban women may do the same with a kohl liner or a kajal pen 7 nbsp Gerald Grosvenor 6th Duke of Westminster nbsp New Zealand politician Brian MacDonellThe unibrow has largely been seen as undesirable in the Americas and Europe with the hairs often plucked shaved or waxed away 8 9 Exceptions include the artist Frida Kahlo famous for her unibrow which she often depicted in self portraits 10 11 and the Greek Cypriot model Sophia Hadjipanteli 12 The unibrow is also the trademark of the NBA player Anthony Davis 13 the football player Marouane Fellaini and the YouTuber ElectroBOOM The boxer Roberto Elizondo famously sported a unibrow during his professional career 14 Bert Herry Monster and Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street Muppets Sam Eagle Statler and Animal Tim Lockwood from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Spanky Ham from Drawn Together Squilliam Fancyson from SpongeBob SquarePants Helga Pataki and Harold Berman from Hey Arnold Babyball and Leto Otel from Ballmastrz 9009 Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba The Twins from Superjail Ed and Rolf from Ed Edd n Eddy and Baby Gerald from The Simpsons are fictional characters with a unibrow Medicine editGenetics edit The unibrow is a genetic trait 15 It is associated with the PAX3 gene 16 Medical conditions edit A unibrow is part of normal human variation but can also stem from developmental disorders A unibrow is a recognized feature of Cornelia De Lange syndrome a genetic disorder whose main features include moderate to severe learning difficulties limb abnormalities such as oligodactyly fewer than normal fingers or toes and phocomelia malformed limbs and facial abnormalities including a long philtrum the slight depression line between the nose and mouth Other medical conditions associated with a unibrow include 17 3MC syndrome 1 Acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome Acromesomelic dysplasia 4 Amaurosis hypertrichosis syndrome Arrhinia with choanal atresia and microphthalmia syndrome Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 17 Blepharophimosis impaired intellectual development syndrome Blepharophimosis ptosis esotropia syndactyly short stature syndrome Brachycephaly trichomegaly and developmental delay Chromosome 1p36 deletion syndrome Coffin Siris syndrome 12 Cognitive impairment coarse facies heart defects obesity pulmonary involvement short stature skeletal dysplasia syndrome Congenital muscular hypertrophy cerebral syndrome nbsp Unibrow in Cornelia de Lange syndromeCornelia de Lange syndrome 1 5 Corpus callosum agenesis abnormal genitalia syndrome Cortical dysplasia complex with other brain malformations 11 Deafness cataract impaired intellectual development and polyneuropathy Deficiency of transaldolase DeSanto Shinawi syndrome due to WAC point mutation Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 23 66 83 84 85 with or without midline brain defects 100 and 105 with hypopituitarism Developmental delay with variable intellectual disability and dysmorphic facies Developmental delay impaired speech and behavioral abnormalities Diamond Blackfan anemia 21 Early onset progressive diffuse brain atrophy microcephaly muscle weakness optic atrophy syndrome Epilepsy X linked 2 with or without impaired intellectual development and dysmorphic features Epilepsy telangiectasia syndrome Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and neurodevelopmental syndrome Fontaine progeroid syndrome Goldberg Shprintzen megacolon syndrome Growth delay due to insulin like growth factor I resistance Hajdu Cheney syndrome Hennekam lymphangiectasia lymphedema syndrome 3 Holoprosencephaly 5 7 and 11 nbsp Hydrocephalic man with a unibrowHypotonia ataxia and delayed development syndrome Intellectual developmental disorder 61 Intellectual developmental disorder with or without peripheral neuropathy Intellectual developmental disorder autosomal dominant 64 and 65 Intellectual developmental disorder autosomal recessive 68 Intellectual developmental disorder X linked syndromic with pigmentary mosaicism and coarse facies Intellectual disability autosomal dominant 29 30 34 43 48 and 52 Intellectual disability autosomal recessive 5 13 16 45 46 and 61 Intellectual disability X linked 21 73 97 and 106 Intellectual disability X linked syndromic 33 Intellectual disability brachydactyly Pierre Robin syndrome Intellectual disability facial dysmorphism syndrome due to SETD5 haploinsufficiency Joubert syndrome 35 KBG syndrome Kleefstra syndrome 1 Lissencephaly 6 with microcephaly Macrothrombocytopenia lymphedema developmental delay facial dysmorphism camptodactyly syndrome Mandibulofacial dysostosis macroblepharon macrostomia syndrome Marshall Smith syndrome Microcephaly 4 primary autosomal recessive Midface hypoplasia hearing impairment elliptocytosis and nephrocalcinosis Mitochondrial complex 4 deficiency nuclear type 20 Mitochondrial complex III deficiency nuclear type 7 nbsp Unibrow in MPS IIIMucopolysaccharidosis MPS III A to D Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and variable seizures Neurodevelopmental disorder with facial dysmorphism absent language and pseudo pelger huet anomaly Neurodevelopmental disorder with growth retardation dysmorphic facies and corpus callosum abnormalities Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly short stature and speech delay Neurodevelopmental disorder with severe motor impairment and absent language Neurodevelopmental disorder with spasticity and poor growth Neurodevelopmental disorder with spasticity cataracts and cerebellar hypoplasia Periventricular nodular heterotopia 9 Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 7 8 and 10 Primrose syndrome Severe feeding difficulties failure to thrive microcephaly due to ASXL3 deficiency syndrome Sialuria Skin creases congenital symmetric circumferential 2 Smith Magenis syndrome Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia Genevieve type Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia sensorineural hearing loss impaired intellectual development and leber congenital amaurosis Syndromic X linked intellectual disability Chudley Schwartz type Syndromic X linked intellectual disability Nascimento type Syndromic X linked intellectual disability Siderius type Syndromic X linked intellectual disability Snyder type Trigonocephaly 1 Uruguay Faciocardiomusculoskeletal syndrome Waardenburg syndrome types 1 2A and 3 Wiedemann Steiner syndrome Zimmermann Laband syndrome 1 2 and 3See also editGlabellaReferences edit confluent eyebrow TheFreeDictionary com Retrieved 2016 02 02 mono brow n www oed com Retrieved 2020 08 14 mono browed adj www oed com Retrieved 2020 08 14 Chisholm Elise T 24 Nov 1981 How Brooke Shields is raising eyebrows again Evening Sun Baltimore MD p 9 Retrieved 12 Mar 2021 Synophrys Epidemiological Study P Kumar Int J Trichology 2017 9 3 105 107 doi 10 4103 ijt ijt 14 17 PMC 5596643 Elder Miriam November 27 2010 Where the unibrow 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