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Schlemm's canal

DEFINITIONS OF: Schlemm's canal

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n a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins

Synonyms:
canal of Schlemm, sinus venosus sclerae
Type of:
canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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