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canthus
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A canthus is a corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. The bicanthal plane is the transversal plane linking both canthi and defines the upper boundary of the midface. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthus ]
Term info
Label
canthus
Synonyms
- palpebral commissure
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Gray892.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
angle of eye, bicanthal plane, canthus of eye, canthoplasty, canthus (anatomy), bicanthal, canthorum, canthi
has relational adjective
canthal
id
UBERON:0006742
Term relations
Subclass of:
- ectoderm-derived structure
- anatomical junction
- connects some upper eyelid
- connects some lower eyelid
- part of some camera-type eye