outer canthus
A corner of the outer (lateral) part of an eye. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: lateral canthus of eye, lateral palpebral commissure
Term info
- SCTID:362525004
- UMLS:C1711189 (ncithesaurus:Outer_Canthus)
- EHDAA:9039
- FMA:59315
- EHDAA2:0000910
- NCIT:C49597
- VHOG:0001571
- MA:0001264
- EMAPA:37458 (MA:th)
The angle at the end of the palpebral fissure, the slit between the eyelids, close to the temporal region of the skull. [ISBN:0124020607, p.263][VHOG]
see also FMA:59321
outer canthi, temporal canthus, lateral canthus, lateral angle of eye
uberon
UBERON:0006726
Lateral palpebral commissure, Lateral angle of eye