Relating to or affecting the canthus, which is the corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
From Latin 'canthus,' derived from Greek 'kanthos' meaning 'corner of the eye.' The term has been used in anatomy since medieval Latin medical texts to describe eye structure.
The canthi (plural of canthus) are so important that surgeons have special names for the inner corner (medial canthus) and outer corner (lateral canthus) of your eyes—they even measure eye disease severity by what happens there!
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