{"id":84744,"date":"2021-02-21T06:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T06:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=84744"},"modified":"2023-09-12T08:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:06:31","slug":"canthus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/canthus\/","title":{"rendered":"Canthus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A corner of the eye.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Canthi, angle formed by the upper eyelid with the lower eyelid, one being inner (nasal) and the other outer (temporal).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Either comer of the eye; the angle at which the upper and lower eyelids meet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The name applied to the angle at either end of the aperture between the eyelids.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids; the lateral canthus (commissura palpebrarum lateralis) and the medial canthus (commissura palpebrarum medialis).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The anatomical term referring to the point where the upper and lower eyelids converge, forming the corner of the eye, is known as the canthus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The angle where the two eyelids meet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A corner of the eye. 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