noun
a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
• Syn: ↑canal of Schlemm, ↑sinus venosus sclerae
• Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel
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\\ˈshlemz-\ nounUsage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Friedrich S. Schlemm died 1858 German anatomist
: a circular canal lying in the substance of the sclerocorneal junction of the eye and draining the aqueous humor from the anterior chamber into the anterior ciliary veins
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Schlemm's canal /shlemz kə-nalˈ/ (anatomy)
noun
A channel at the junction of the cornea and the sclera in the eye, through which aqueous humour drains
ORIGIN: F Schlemm (1795–1858), German anatomist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.