canthus

[kan-thuhs]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

canthi 

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

canthus

/ ˈkænθəs /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• canthal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of canthus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of canthus¹

C17: from New Latin, from Latin: iron tyre

Example Sentences

The company’s name comes from the word for the corner of an eye, “canthus”; the added “i” creates a mild internal pun on the abbreviation of “artificial intelligence.”

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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.

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

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The needle is then passed through the external canthus from the conjunctival surface and fastened by tying it over a roll of paper.

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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.

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