Meanings
plural Schlemm's canals · alternative canal of Schlemm
- anatomya 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
More synonyms by meaning
nouna circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan canal de Schlemm
- canal de Schlemmchannel in the eye
Dutch kanaal van Schlemm
- kanaal van Schlemmchannel in the eye
Finnish Schlemmin kanava
- Schlemmin kanavachannel in the eye
French canal de Schlemm
- canal de Schlemmchannel in the eye
German Schlemm-Kanal
- Schlemm-Kanalchannel in the eye
Italian canale di Schlemm
- canale di Schlemmchannel in the eye
Latvian Šlemma kanāls
- Šlemma kanālschannel in the eye
Polish kanał Schlemma
- kanał Schlemmachannel in the eye
Russian кана́л Шлемма
- кана́л Шлемма (kanál Šlemma)channel in the eye
Spanish canal de Schlemm
- canal de Schlemmchannel in the eye
Ukrainian канал Шлемма, Шлеммів канал
- канал Шлемма (kanal Šlemma)channel in the eye
- Шлеммів канал (Šlemmiv kanal)channel in the eye
Cite this entry
Schlemm's canal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlemm's%20canal
“Schlemm's canal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlemm's%20canal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schlemm's canal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlemm's%20canal.
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