1) Corner 2) Corner of the eye 3) Human eye anatomy
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Canthus (pl. canthi, palpebral commissures) is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. More specifically, the medial and lateral canthi would be described as the medial and lateral ends/angles of the palpebral fissure. The bicanthal plane is the transversal plane linking both canthi and defines the upper boundary of the mi...
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[herpetology] In snakes and amphibians, the canthus, canthal ridge or canthus rostralis, is the angle between the flat crown of the head and the side of the head between the eye and the snout. More specifically, between the supraocular scale and the rostral scale. It is defined as a sharp ridge in many viperids, but is rounded in most rattl...
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The angle formed by the upper and lower lids at the nasal and temporal ends.
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angle between eyelids at the corner of the eye
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• (n.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
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(from the article `eye, human`) ...folds of tissue covering the front of the orbit and, when the eye is open, leaving an almond-shaped aperture. The points of the almond are called ...
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The angle of the eye. ... Origin: G. Kanthos, corner of the eye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kan´thәs) pl. can´thi the angular junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eyes. adj., can´thal., adj.
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Can'thus noun ;
plural Canthi . [ New Latin , from Greek ....]
(Anat.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
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The corner (e.g. of the eye).
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kan′thŭs, -thī Synonyms: angle of eye
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The canthus is the notch at each edge of the eye, where the two eyelids meet. The inner, or medial, canthus is called the nasal canthus, because of its proximity to the nasal structures. The outer, or lateral, canthus is called the temporal canthus because of its proximity to the temporal region of the skull. The nasal canthus features the fleshy, ...
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n] - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
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canthus (s), canthi (pl) 1. The angle formed by the meeting of the upper and lower eyelids at either side of the eye. 2. The angle of the eye.
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noun either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
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Greek kanthos - used at first for rim of eye, then angle between ends of rims.
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ridge dividing the eye of some insects into an upper and a lower half
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corner of the eye (medial and lateral).
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