• Canthus

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈkænθəs/

    Origin

    From Latin canthus, from Ancient Greek κανθός

    Full definition of canthus

    Noun

    canthus

    (plural canthi)
    1. (anatomy) either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
      • 1955: the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus) — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
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