canthus

American  

[kan-thuhs] / ˈkæn θəs /

noun

Anatomy.

• canthi
  plural

1. the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.

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canthus British  

/ ˈkænθəs /

noun

1. the inner or outer corner or angle of the eye, formed by the natural junction of the eyelids

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• canthal
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• canthi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of canthus

1640–50; < New Latin, Latin < Greek kanthós; cf. cant ²

Example Sentences

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canthus canthi

July 4th.—10 a.m., headache in left anterior part of brain, as if radiated from left inner canthus; 12:30, headache in left occipital protuberance.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

I ascertained also from her that the eyeballs did not move hither and thither, but were always turned inward, and that but rarely either the one or the other was moved from the internal canthus.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer

One needle approximating the external canthus, another the internal, and a third midway between these two points, as represented in the annexed drawing.

From The Dog by William Youatt

Snout in lateral profile truncate, slightly inclined posteroventrally, in dorsal profile narrow but truncate; canthus angular; loreal region barely concave; lips thick, barely flared.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

On the fourth day the eyeball was still more inflamed, and the projections at both canthi were increased.

From The Dog by William Youatt