Schlemm's canal

English

Alternative forms

• canal of Schlemm

Noun

Schlemm's canal (plural Schlemm's canals)

1. (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)