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Definition of Canthus

1. Noun. Either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet.

Definition of Canthus

1. n. The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.

Definition of Canthus

1. Noun. (anatomy) either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet ¹

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Definition of Canthus

1. a corner of the eye [n -THI] : CANTHAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Canthus

1. The angle of the eye. Origin: G. Kanthos, corner of the eye (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canthus

Literary usage of Canthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1873)
"Before operating for extraction of cataract, I have recently been making a section at the outer canthus through the fibres of the orbicular muscle and the ..."

2. The Butterflies of North Americaby William Henry Edwards by William Henry Edwards (1897)
"The distinguishing character of canthus, Linn, and Fab., is that the upper side bears no spots ; it is immaculate. We first come on our canthus in ..."

3. The Surgical Clinics of North America by Robert E. Hermann, Avram M. Cooperman (1921)
"GEORGE H. SEMKEN I. CASE OF EPITHELIOMA OF THE OUTER canthus OF THE EYE. IL CASE FOR THIERSCH SKIN-GRAFTING. Case I.—In discussing the treatment of ..."

4. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1873)
"SECTION OF THE ORBICULAR MUSCLE AND INTEGUMENT AT THE OUTER canthus, AS A PRELUDE TO THE EXTRACTION OF CATARACT. By EDWIN CHESSHIRE, Esq., Senior Surgeon to ..."

5. The London Medical Gazette (1833)
"Tlie superior branch of the nervi buccales, derived from the facial, reaches, it is well known, to the inner canthus of the eye, and is even said to ..."

6. Atti dell'XI Congresso medico internazionale Roma, 29 marzo-5 aprile 1894. v. 6 (1895)
"The bullet was of small size and penetrated the inner side of the nose just above the inner canthus, and therefore passed through the lacrymal bone. ..."

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