canthal

English

Etymology

From canthus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæn.θəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

canthal (plural canthals)

1. (zoology) Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular.

Adjective

canthal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Pertaining to a canthus (meeting point of upper and lower eyelid).
   • 2008 January, Andrew P. Trussler, Rod J. Rohrich, “MOC-PS^SM CME Article: Blepharoplasty”, in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, volume 121, number 1S, →DOI, page 2:

     The lateral canthal position is normally 2 mm superior to the medial canthal position (i.e., a positive canthal tilt). A negative lateral canthal tilt may indicate descent of the lateral canthus from disinsertion, laxity, or the presence of a prominent eye.

Derived terms

• canthal tilt
• intercanthal
• intracanthal
• subcanthal

Anagrams

• Chantal, chalant