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

• canthal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of canthus

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

Example Sentences

Snout, in dorsal profile, short and bluntly rounded; canthus rounded, sometimes indistinct, vocal slits absent 2 Snout, in dorsal profile, longer, squared; canthus distinct, vocal slits present or absent 4 2.

From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by Duellman, William E.

He thought this species was "related to H. elaeochroa but differs in its somewhat larger size, smaller finger and toe discs, the obsolete canthus rostralis; the loreal region concave and the choanae larger."

From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by león, Juan R.

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

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 Preyer, William T.

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