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exocanthion

exocanthion noun: a cephalometric landmark representing the lateral canthus as a single point.

Noun

exocanthion (plural exocanthions)

  1. (Cephalometric analysis) A cephalometric landmark representing the lateral 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...
    Synonyms:
    ectocanthion

Synonyms of exocanthion

Forms of exocanthion

pluralexocanthions

Origin of exocanthion

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

Questions about exocanthion

What does exocanthion mean?
Exocanthion means a cephalometric landmark representing the lateral canthus as a single point.
What part of speech is exocanthion?
Exocanthion is a noun.
What is the plural of exocanthion?
The plural of exocanthion is exocanthions.

Words near exocanthion in the dictionary

  1. exobiotic
  2. exobiotics
  3. exocannibal
  4. exocannibalism
  5. exocannibals
  6. exocanthion
  7. exocanthions
  8. exocanthus
  9. exocapillary
  10. exocarboxypeptidase
  11. exocarboxypeptidases

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