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What’s on Your Face?

  • April 26, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Never heard of nares? You see them every day. That’s the technical term for nostrils. And did you know that a “canthus” is the corner of your eye where the upper and lower lids meet? Also, that flat part between your eyebrows, just above your nose? It’s a “glabella.” (Valentina Razumova / Shutterstock)

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