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单词 canthus
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Definition of canthus in English:

canthus

nounPlural canthi ˈkanθəsˈkanTHəs
  • The outer or inner corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A 25-year-old male presented himself to our outpatient department with increasing non-painful swelling below the medial canthus of the right eye since six months.
    • Features of a severe case include palpebral redness and swelling, obvious congestion of bulbar conjunctiva possibly accompanied with petechial hemorrhages and increase of mucus secretions at the inner canthus.
    • Systemic effects from eye drops can be reduced by occlusion of the punctum (finger pressed on the caruncle, which is felt as a lump at the inner canthus of the eye) or shutting the eyes for several minutes after putting in the drops.
    • Additional electrodes were placed at the outer canthus of each eye to obtain the subject's EOG, which was used to facilitate artifact scoring.
    • The eye movements (electro-oculograms [EOGs]) were monitored by electrodes placed superorbitally and over the outer canthus of the left eye.

Derivatives

  • canthic

  • adjective

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, from Greek kanthos.

 
 

Definition of canthus in US English:

canthus

nounˈkanTHəs
  • The outer or inner corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Features of a severe case include palpebral redness and swelling, obvious congestion of bulbar conjunctiva possibly accompanied with petechial hemorrhages and increase of mucus secretions at the inner canthus.
    • Systemic effects from eye drops can be reduced by occlusion of the punctum (finger pressed on the caruncle, which is felt as a lump at the inner canthus of the eye) or shutting the eyes for several minutes after putting in the drops.
    • A 25-year-old male presented himself to our outpatient department with increasing non-painful swelling below the medial canthus of the right eye since six months.
    • Additional electrodes were placed at the outer canthus of each eye to obtain the subject's EOG, which was used to facilitate artifact scoring.
    • The eye movements (electro-oculograms [EOGs]) were monitored by electrodes placed superorbitally and over the outer canthus of the left eye.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, from Greek kanthos.

 
 
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