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    The canthus (pl.: canthi, palpebral commissures) is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. More specifically, the inner and...
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  • Look up canthus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The canthus is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. Canthus may also refer...
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    and certain medical conditions. Epicanthus means 'above the canthus', with epi-canthus being the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek ἐπί κανθός: 'corner...
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  • In Greek mythology, the name Canthus (Ancient Greek: Κάνθος) may refer to: Canthus, one of the Argonauts, son of Canethus and grandson of Abas (alternately...
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  • In snakes and amphibians, the canthus, canthal ridge or canthus rostralis, is the angle between the flat crown of the head and the side of the head between...
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    plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain tear...
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    canthotomy with cantholysis) is a surgical procedure where the lateral canthus, or corner, of the eye is cut to relieve the fluid pressure inside or behind...
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    lacrimalis, is the small, pink, globular nodule at the inner corner (the medial canthus) of the eye. It consists of tissue types of neighbouring eye structures...
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    Palpebral fissure Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. (Palpebral fissure, visible but not labeled, is artificially widened.)...
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    Meibomian gland Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus and openings of meibomian (tarsal) glands Openings of the meibomian glands...
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  • present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye from the medial canthus to protect and moisten it while maintaining vision. All Anura (tailless...
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  • surgical division of the canthus. Canthopexy is the surgical fixation of the canthus. A canthoplasty is plastic surgery at the canthus. A canthorrhaphy is...
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    with base towards the margin of cornea and apex towards medial or lateral canthus of the eye, which becomes brown and then black within a few hours, upon...
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    Infrared (IR) temperature measurement for fever screening correctly done at the medial canthus (tear duct) of the eye....
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    sac, lacrimal caruncle, and the side of the nose superior to the medial canthus.: 631, 783  The infratrochlear nerve receives a descending communicating...
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    surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus. A lateral canthotomy is the surgical division of the outer canthus. Epicanthoplasty Tarsorrhaphy...
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    Telecanthus comes from the Greek word τῆλε (tele, "far") and the Latin word canthus, meaning corner of the eyelid. Dystopia canthorum comes from the Greek...
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    back marked for biopsy with adjacent actinic keratosis SCC, left lateral canthus marked for biopsy SCC, left ventral forearm Cancer can be considered a...
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    (0.660 lb). In this species, the head is distinct from the neck and the canthus rostralis is distinct. The pupil of the very large eye is round. The boomslang...
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  • with base toward the margin of cornea and apex towards medial and lateral canthus of eye. La Tache noire, a painting by Albert Bettannier. Search for "tache-noir"...
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    negative. Left gaze: the cornea approaches the electrode near the outer canthus of the left eye, resulting in a negative-trending change in the recorded...
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    more fluid. The lacrimal papilla is an elevation located on the medial canthus where the punctum is found. Dry eye syndrome Lacrimal apparatus Medial...
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    drops out. With one finger on the outer corner of the eyelids, or lateral canthus, the person stretches the eyelids towards the ear; the increased tension...
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    son of Coronus Calaïs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 Thrace son of Boreas and Oreithyia Canthus ✓ ✓* ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Chalcis or Cerinthus, Euboea son of Canethus or Abas; *name...
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    phenomenon, lightly pressing inward on the sides of the eyeballs at the lateral canthus causes the movement to stop being fluid and the dots to move only when...
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    Baokang County (simplified Chinese: 保康县; traditional Chinese: 保康縣; pinyin: Bǎokāng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic...
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    where the larva is located in inaccessible places such as inside the inner canthus of the eye. Botfly Cordylobia anthropophaga Human parasite List of parasites...
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  • positioning line used in radiography of the skull. It passes through the outer canthus of the eye and the center of the external auditory meatus. It is used for...
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    during the beginning of yoga practice. In the Thai language the medial canthus (the sharp corner of the eye closest to the nose) is called "Yoni Tha"...
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    of Boreas, the north wind WGPSN Canthus /ˈkænθəs/ Κάνθος 69°36′S 342°12′W / 69.6°S 342.2°W / -69.6; -342.2 (Canthus) 44 2006 Son of Kanethos or Cerion...
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