Canthus Definition

kănthəs
canthi
noun
Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Canthus

Noun

Singular:
canthus
Plural:
canthi

Origin of Canthus

  • From Latin canthus, from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthos)

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin from Greek kanthos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Canthus Sentence Examples

  • All birds have, like most reptiles, a well-developed third lid or "nictitating membrane," which moves from the inner canthus obliquely upwards and backwards over the cornea.

  • A 3 cm needle is inserted half way between the lateral canthus and the lateral limbus in the lower conjunctiva.

  • There is a skin tumor in the inner canthus of the right eye.

  • All birds have, like most reptiles, a welldeveloped third lid or " nictitating membrane," which moves from the inner canthus obliquely upwards and backwards over the cornea.

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