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cantholysis

cantholysis noun: the surgical division of the canthus.

Noun

cantholysis (uncountable)

  1. The surgical division of the canthus.

Origin of cantholysis

From cantho- + -lysis.

Questions about cantholysis

What does cantholysis mean?
Cantholysis means the surgical division of the canthus.
What part of speech is cantholysis?
Cantholysis is a noun.

Words near cantholysis in the dictionary

  1. Cantho
  2. cantho-
  3. canthocamptid
  4. canthocamptids
  5. cantholoreal
  6. cantholysis
  7. canthomeatal
  8. canthook
  9. canthooks
  10. canthopexies
  11. canthopexy

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