lateral canthus

English

Diagram of the eye showing the lateral canthus

Noun

lateral canthus (plural lateral canthi or lateral canthuses)

1. (anatomy) The outer corner of the eye.

   Coordinate term: medial canthus

   • 2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 293:

     She was working on Wúràọlá’s eyes, tracing a line towards her lateral canthus.

See also

• canthal tilt