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

See Examples For:

canthus canthi

Pterygium, the reddish fleshy triangular growth, with its base at the inner canthus, and its apex spreading to and often over the cornea, requires invariably a small operation for its removal.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

A delicately dotted black line runs on the canthus rostralis from the opening of the nose to the corner of the eye.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

Labial stripe tan; stripes on outer edge of forearm, along outer edge of foot, and above anus cream-color; stripe on canthus, edge of upper eyelid, and on supratympanic fold bronze-color.

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

Snout in lateral profile acutely rounded, protruding beyond tip of lower jaw, in dorsal profile pointed; canthus angular; loreal region flat; lips thick, barely flared.

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

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 Youatt, William

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

From The Dog by Youatt, William