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• By giving residents the choice between death and expulsion, this military interpretation of international humanitarian law shifted people between legal designations - one phone-call turns "non-combatants" into "human shields", who canthus be definedas "taking direct part in hostilities" andshot as "legitimate targets". —  AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media
• The bullet entered over the left malar bone 2-1/2 inches from the outer canthus, while the aperture of exit was 2-1/4 inches above the inferior angle of the right scapula, 3/4 of an inch anterior to its axillary margin Very shortly after the injury complete motor and sensory paralysis developed in both upper extremities, followed by the development of a similar condition in the left lower limb, and retention of urine and fćces, but the latter unaccompanied by the marked abdominal intestinal distension so characteristic in cases of total transverse lesion. —  Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
• When he examined Halstead's eye, he found the eyestone near the outer canthus, and near it the irritating bit of wheat beard. —  A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
• The apparent squinting of the eye in distemper is caused by the probably unequal protrusion of the membrana nictitans over a portion of the eye at the inner canthus, in order to protect it from the light. —  The Dog
• Healing by secondary intent works well for small defects around the eye or medial canthus. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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