canthotomy
[ kăn-thŏt′ə-mē ]
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n.
An incision of the canthus.
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Words nearby canthotomy
cantholysis, canthomeatal plane, cant hook, canthoplasty, canthorrhaphy, canthotomy, canthus, canticle, Canticle of Canticles, canticum, Cantigny
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Canthotomy is simple division of the outer canthus without stitching the conjunctiva into the wound.