"canthus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkænθəs/ Forms: canthi [plural], canthuses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin canthus (“the tire of a wheel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|canthus||the tire of a wheel}} Latin canthus (“the tire of a wheel”) Head templates: {{en-noun|canthi|+}} canthus (plural canthi or canthuses)
  1. (anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. Wikipedia link: canthus Categories (topical): Anatomy, Eye Derived forms: lateral canthus, medial canthus Related terms: endocanthion, epicanthus, exocanthion (alt: ectocanthion) Translations (corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet): κανθός (kanthós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), مَأْق (maʔq) [masculine] (Arabic), مَأْقًى (maʔqan) [masculine] (Arabic), مُوق (mūq) [masculine] (Arabic), لِحَاظ (liḥāẓ) (Arabic), cua de l'ull [feminine] (Catalan), 眼角 (yǎnjiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (zì) (Chinese Mandarin), oční koutek [masculine] (Czech), silmäkulma (Finnish), canthus [masculine] (French), coin de la paupière [masculine] (French), coin de l’œil [masculine] (French), rabiño do ollo [masculine] (Galician), Lidwinkel [masculine] (German), Augenwinkel [masculine] (German), κανθός (kanthós) [masculine] (Greek), szemzug (Hungarian), (Maori), pī o te karu (Maori), چشمگوشه (Persian), cantus [neuter] (Romanian), ögonvrå [common-gender] (Swedish)

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