Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to a canthus, in any use of that word.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of the
scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis insnakes , located behind the level of theprenasal /postnasal suture and before thesupraocular .
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Examples
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Of the surgical methods used, better outcomes resulted for the procedures known as medial and lateral canthal placation, and upper lid lateral tarsal strip.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Tabbi, who’s twelve now with lateral canthal rhytides around her eyes from crying.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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He began to learn a strange code that members used to compare their characteristics: IPDs (interpupillary distance, the gap between the eyes); canthal tilt (the angles of the eyes); mewing (a tongue exercise that supposedly improves the shape of the jaw).
From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces Simon Usborne 2024
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