Meanings
plural exocanthions
- Cephalometric analysisA cephalometric landmark representing the lateral canthus as a single point.
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For this study, 20 orbital regions of 10 volunteers were measured by direct anthropometry using a digital caliper and by indirect anthropometry (computerized photogrammetry) using standardized digital photographs. Lines, points, and distances were defined based on the position of the anthropometric landmarks endocanthion and exocanthion and then used to calculate the brow position index (BPI).
2012, Naif-de-Andrade NT, Hochman B, Naif-de-Andrade CZ, Ferreira LM, “Computerized photogrammetry used to calculate the brow position index”, in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, volume 36, number 5, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1047–1051Synonyms: ectocanthion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cephalometric landmark representing the lateral canthus as a single point.
Origin
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