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