canthus /can·thus/ (kan´thus) pl. can´thi [L.] the angle at either end of the fissure between the eyelids, lateral or medial.
canthus
canthus [kan´thus] (pl. can´thi) (L.)
can·thus (k n th s)n. pl. can·thi (-th   ) The angle formed by the meeting of the upper and lower eyelids at either side of the eye. can thal (-thl) adj. |
canthus
the angle at the medial and the lateral margins of the eyelids. The medial canthus opens into a small space containing the opening to a lacrimal duct. Also called palpebral commissure. canthic, adj.
canthus [kan´thus] (pl. can´thi) (L.)
the angular junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eyes. adj., adj can´thal.
canthus
pl. canthi; the angular junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eyes, the angles of the palpebral fissure, the medial and lateral canthi.
medial canthus
the medial angle formed by the eyelids.
recessed medial canthus syndrome
in many brachycephalic breeds, a deeply recessed medial canthus leads to medial entropion.
canthus
The angle formed by the upper and lower eyelids at the nasal (inner canthus or medial canthus) or temporal (outer canthus or external angle) end. Plural: canthi. Syn. palpebral angle. See lacrimal caruncle; angular conjunctivitis; epicanthus.
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