CANTHUS (canthi)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does canthus mean? 

• CANTHUS (noun)
  The noun CANTHUS has 1 sense:

1. either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet

  Familiarity information: CANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANTHUS (noun)

Meaning:

Either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("canthus" is a kind of...):

corner (the point where two lines meet or intersect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "canthus"):

nasal canthus (the inner corner of the eye)

temporal canthus (the outer corner of the eye)

Holonyms ("canthus" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)