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medial canthus

medial canthus noun: the inner corner of the eye.

medial canthus: the inner corner of the eye
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Noun

medial canthus (plural medial canthi or medial canthuses)

  1. The inner corner of the eye.
    • Coordinate term: lateral canthus

Forms of medial canthus

pluralmedial canthi
pluralmedial canthuses

Questions about medial canthus

What does medial canthus mean?
Medial canthus means the inner corner of the eye.
What part of speech is medial canthus?
Medial canthus is a noun.
What is the plural of medial canthus?
The plural of medial canthus is medial canthi.

Words near medial canthus in the dictionary

  1. mediagraphies
  2. mediagraphy
  3. mediakin
  4. medial
  5. medial canthi
  6. medial canthus
  7. medial canthuses
  8. medial capital
  9. medial capitals
  10. medial collateral ligament
  11. medial collateral ligaments

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