canthus

Etymology

From Latin canthus (“the tire of a wheel”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye, tire, etc.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkænθəs/

Noun

canthus (plural canthi)

1. (anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
   • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:

     the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus

   • 2015 August 26, “Effects of Relaxing Music on Mental Fatigue Induced by a Continuous Performance Task: Behavioral and ERPs Evidence”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0136446:

     A ground electrode located between Fpz and Fz. The electro-oculogram (EOG) was recorded bipolarly from two electrodes placed at the outer canthi of the right eye and below the left eye.

Anagrams

• chaunts, staunch