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canthotomy

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canthotomy /can·thot·o·my/ (kan-thot´ah-me) incision of a canthus.
can·thot·o·my (kn-tht-m)
n.
An incision of the canthus.
canthotomy [kan-thot´ah-me]
incision of a canthus.
canthotomy
incision of a canthus.
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Lateral canthotomy. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002
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