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Canthus

Etymology:
Definition:

L. canthus: “the tire of a wheel”

Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. More specifically, the inner and outer canthi are, respectively, the medial and lateral ends/angles of the palpebral fissure.


Note: the simile here is a bit of a stretch, but perhpas the canthi could be seen as a tire circumscribing the eye, which could be likened to a wheel in this sense.

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