Definitions for "Canthus"
Keywords:  eyelid, canthi, medial, corner, nasal
The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
Greek kanthos - used at first for rim of eye, then angle between ends of rims.
The angle at either end of the eyelid aperture; specified as outer or inner.
In snakes, the canthus, or canthus rostralis,Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books.