Synophrys

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Synophrys, also known as a unibrow or monobrow refers to a "confluence of eyebrows"; i.e. the presence of abundant hair between the eyebrows, so that they seem to converge to form one long eyebrow.

Medically, some cephalic disorders, could be associated with synophrys, however, the vast majority of persons with synophrys have no such condition, and the connection to developmental disabilities is wildly exaggerated in the popular imagination. Synophrys has been the subject of various misconceptions and superstitions. Victorian criminologist Cesare Lombroso identified unibrows as a sign of criminality but was later discredited. The practice of plucking eyebrows specifically to remove the bridge is commonplace, but some famous people have become well-known for their monobrow, such as Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist and the subject of a 2002 biopic, Frida, starring Salma Hayek.