canal of Schlemm

canal of Schlemm
canal of Schlemm -'shlem n 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 veins draining the eyeball called also Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae
Schlemm Friedrich S. (1795-1858)
German anatomist. Schlemm described the canal of Schlemm in 1830. His description was not the first, for the canal had been noted as early as 1778.

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  • Canal de Schlemm — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Schlemm. Le canal de Schlemm est une veine annulaire située dans l œil, près du bord antérieur de la sclérotique dans l angle irido cornéen. Elle permet le drainage de l humeur aqueuse. Son blocage provoque le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • canal of Schlemm — noun a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins • Syn: ↑Schlemm s canal, ↑sinus venosus sclerae • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • canal de Schlemm — Eng. Schlemm s canal Canal circular situado en la unión de la esclerótica y la córnea, entre el septo esclerar y el espolón escleral y cubierto por la trabécula esclerocorneal. Conducto de Schlemm. Conducto de Sauth. Seno venoso de la esclerótica …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • Schlemm's canal — shlemz n CANAL OF SCHLEMM * * * a channel in the eye, at the junction of the cornea and the sclera, through which the aqueous humour drains. F. Schlemm (1795 1858), German anatomist …   Medical dictionary

  • Schlemm's canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1005 Caption = Enlarged general view of the iridial angle. (Labeled with older label of sinus venosus scleræ at center top.) Caption2 = The upper half of a sagittal section… …   Wikipedia

  • Schlemm's canal — 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 * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Schlemm — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Anatomie Le canal de Schlemm est une veine annulaire située dans l œil Patronymie Alfred Schlemm est un général de la Luftwaffe pendant la Seconde Guerre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root …   Medical dictionary

  • Schlemm canal ligaments — (shlem) [Friedrich S. Schlemm, German anatomist, 1795–1858] see sinus venosus sclerae, and under ligament …   Medical dictionary

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