SINCE 1828
canal of Schlemm
noun
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Medical Definition of canal of Schlemm
: 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
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