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canthus

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canthus [′kan·thəs]
(anatomy)
Either of the two angles formed by the junction of the eyelids, designated outer or lateral, and inner or medial.


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The tarsal-strip procedure is designed to correct lid laxity by shortening the lower canthus and suspending it from the medial surface of the lateral orbital rim.
The anterior aspect of the lateral SCC is inclined 30 degrees upward from a plane connecting the external auditory canal to the lateral canthus.
 
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