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SCHLEMM'S CANAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Schlemm's canal mean?
• SCHLEMM'S CANAL (noun)
The noun SCHLEMM'S CANAL has 1 sense:
1. a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Familiarity information: SCHLEMM'S CANAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
canal of Schlemm; Schlemm's canal; sinus venosus sclerae
Hypernyms ("Schlemm's canal" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Context examples
The ciliary muscle is innervated by both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems and acts to control the flow of aqueous humour into Schlemm's canal and changes the shape of the eye lens.
(Ciliary Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)
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