Home › Words › C › canthectomycanthectomycanthectomy means the surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.EtymologyFrom canth- + -ectomy. By surface analysis, canth- + ec- + -tomy.nounThe surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.canthotomy 78% match — The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus. vs canthectomy →cantholysis 77% match — The surgical division of the canthus. vs canthectomy →canthopexy 72% match — The surgical repositioning of the corners of the eyes. vs canthectomy →epicanthoplasty 71% match — The surgical removal of the canthal folds of the eye. vs canthectomy →canthal 69% match — 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. vs canthectomy →canthoplasty 69% match — The operation of reshaping or reforming a canthus. vs canthectomy →canthorrhaphy 69% match — The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure. vs canthectomy →blepharotomy 66% match — The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination vs canthectomy →