lateral canthus

noun

The outer corner of the eye.

“Coordinate term: medial canthus”

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Meanings

nounlateral canthus (plural lateral canthi or lateral canthuses)

plural lateral canthi · plural lateral canthuses

  1. anatomyThe outer corner of the eye.

    Coordinate term: medial canthus

    1 more example

    She was working on Wúràọlá’s eyes, tracing a line towards her lateral canthus.

    2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 293
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