Canthus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkænθəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Canthus is a noun meaning (anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
Meaning
(anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
Example Sentences
the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus
I could sit here while the milk makes white shadows in its glass, while darkness mutters behind the window, and wait for a tear to show itself in the creased canthus of your eye.
A ground electrode located between Fpz and Fz. The electro-oculogram (EOG) was recorded bipolarly from two electrodes placed at the outer canthi of the right eye and below the left eye.
Word Forms
- canthi
- canthuses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include canthotomy, cantholysis, endocanthion, canthopexy, canthorrhaphy, exocanthion.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.