"endocanthion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endocanthions [plural]
Etymology: endo- + canthus + -ion Etymology templates: {{confix|en|endo|canthus|ion}} endo- + canthus + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} endocanthion (plural endocanthions)
  1. A cephalometric landmark representing the medial canthus as a single point. Wikipedia link: cephalometric analysis Related terms: epicanthus Coordinate_terms: exocanthion

Inflected forms

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