Home › Words › C › canthotomycanthotomycanthotomy means the surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, canthotomy ranks #28,355 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cantho- + -tomy.nounThe surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cantholysis 88% match — The surgical division of the canthus. vs canthotomy →canthectomy 78% match — The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids. vs canthotomy →canthorrhaphy 73% match — The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure. vs canthotomy →canthoplasty 72% match — The operation of reshaping or reforming a canthus. vs canthotomy →canthal 70% 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 canthotomy →canthitis 68% match — inflammation of the canthus vs canthotomy →canthus 67% match — Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. vs canthotomy →canthic 65% match — Synonym of canthal. vs canthotomy →