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endocanthion

endocanthion noun: a cephalometric landmark representing the medial canthus as a single point.

Noun

endocanthion (plural endocanthions)

  1. A cephalometric landmark representing the medial canthus as a single point.
    • For this study, 20 orbital regions of 10 volunteers were measured by direct anthropometry using a digital caliper and by indirect anthropometry (computerized photogrammetry) using standardized digital photographs. Lines, points, and distances were defined based on the position of the anthropometric...2012, Naif-de-Andrade NT, Hochman B, Naif-de-Andrade CZ, Ferreira LM, “Computerized photogrammetry used to calculate the brow position index”, in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, volume 36, number 5, →DOI...

Forms of endocanthion

pluralendocanthions

Origin of endocanthion

From endo- + canthus + -ion. By surface analysis, endo- + canth- + -ion.

Questions about endocanthion

What does endocanthion mean?
Endocanthion means a cephalometric landmark representing the medial canthus as a single point.
What part of speech is endocanthion?
Endocanthion is a noun.
What is the plural of endocanthion?
The plural of endocanthion is endocanthions.

Words near endocanthion in the dictionary

  1. endocannabinoids
  2. endocannibal
  3. endocannibalism
  4. endocannibalistic
  5. endocannibals
  6. endocanthion
  7. endocanthions
  8. endocanthus
  9. endocapillary
  10. endocapilliary
  11. endocapsular

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