canthus

American  

[kan-thuhs] / ˈkæn θəs /

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.

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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; cant ²

Example Sentences

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.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

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.

On the following day the inflammation had increased, and the adipose matter was protruded at both the inner and outer canthus.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

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

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

Snout in lateral profile truncate, slightly inclined posteroventrally, in dorsal profile narrow but truncate; canthus angular; loreal region barely concave; lips thick, barely flared.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.