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Definition of Canal of Schlemm
1. Noun. A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins.
Generic synonyms: Canal, Channel, Duct, Epithelial Duct
Definition of Canal of Schlemm
1. Adjective. (anatomy) (alternative form of Schlemm's canal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canal Of Schlemm
Literary usage of Canal of Schlemm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1875)
"... processes—Ciliary muscle—Iris—canal of Schlemm, or circular venous sinus—Pupillary
membrane—Retina—Jacob's membrane—Crystalline lens—Suspensory ligament ..."
2. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1874)
"... processes—Ciliary muscle—Iris—canal of Schlemm, or circular venous sinus—Pupillary
membrane—Retina—Jacob's membrane—Crystalline lens—Suspensory ligament ..."
3. An American Text-book of Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat by Burton Alexander Randall, George Edmund DeSchweinitz (1901)
"... its radiating, Jfa, its circular títere: o', anterior ciliary artery; », canal
of Schlemm; z, origin of ciliary muscle; o,/, anterior surface of iris; ..."
4. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1870)
"It is through the fenestrated structure, between the laminae of the ligamentum
pectinatum, and through the canal of Schlemm that an injection passes from ..."
5. A Text book of physiology by Michael Foster (1894)
"Since the ciliary muscle pulls on the tissue surrounding the canal of Schlemm it
is possible, or even probable that the movements of accommodation help ..."
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