A canthus is a corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. The bicanthal plane is the transversal plane linking both canthi and defines the upper boundary of the midface. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthus ]
Synonyms: palpebral commissure
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- EMAPA:37457 (MA:th)
- SCTID:181145006
- Wikipedia:Canthus
- FMA:59222
has related synonym
angle of eye
bicanthal plane
canthus of eye
canthoplasty
canthus (anatomy)
bicanthal
canthorum
canthi
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Subclass of:
- ectoderm-derived structure
- anatomical junction
- connects some upper eyelid
- connects some lower eyelid
- part of some camera-type eye