Schlemm's canal

English

Alternative forms

canal of Schlemm

Noun

Schlemm's canal (plural Schlemm's canals)

(anatomy) a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humour from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream; if it is blocked, a glaucoma results

Synonyms

scleral venous sinus

Translations

channel in the eye

Catalan: canal de Schlemm m
Dutch: kanaal van Schlemm n
Finnish: Schlemmin kanava
French: canal de Schlemm m
German: Schlemm-Kanal m
Italian: canale di Schlemm m

Latvian: Šlemma kanāls f
Polish: kanał Schlemma m
Russian: кана́л Шлемма m (kanál Šlemma)
Spanish: canal de Schlemm m
Ukrainian: канал Шлемма m (kanal Šlemma), Шлеммів канал m (Šlemmiv kanal)

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