canthus
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- noun
- /ˈkænθəs/
- Specialized
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canto
- The doctor examined the patient's left canthus to check for any signs of infection.
- the medial canthus
Examples
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She applied eyeliner carefully, making sure to accentuate the canthus of her eyes.
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Jingming point: 0.2 cm, located between the inner eye canthus and the bridge of the nose.
Blog text (23) -
At the area of the left medial canthus, the mass had eroded the bone and extruded through the skin.
Academic text (2002) -
A 25-year-old woman presented with recurrent painful swelling in the left medial canthus.
Academic text (2009) -
Ocular artifact was assessed by electro-oculogram recording from the supra-orbit and external canthus of the subject's left eye.
Academic text (2006) -
Now, here we see the upper eyelid skin incision is delineated by this crescent drawn from the medial canthus to the lateral orbital margin.
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After the surgery, the swelling near the canthus gradually subsided over the following days.
Compounds
- Specialized
The inner corner of the eye where the top and bottom eyelids meet near the nose
- Specialized
The outer corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet near the temple
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canthus comes from an old Greek word kanthos meaning 'corner', often used for the corner of the eye. So canthus is the small corner where the upper and lower eyelids meet.