Definition of canthus Canthus

can•thus

We found 5 definitions of canthus from 5 different sources.

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What does canthus mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: canthuses

canthus - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
  corner the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
  oculus, optic, eye a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
  nasal canthus the inner corner of the eye
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  • canthus (Noun)
    Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • canthus (n.)
    The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • canthus
    kan′thus, n. the angle formed by the junction of the eyelids: one of the upper and lower or anterior and posterior extremities of the compound eyes of insects:—pl. Can′thi (-thī). [Gr. kanthos, corner of the eye.]

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  • canthus, noun, singular of canthi.

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