Schlemm's canal

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Schlemm's canal - a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins

canal of Schlemm, sinus venosus sclerae

duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"

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