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Schlemm's Canal

Definition: Schlemm's Canal

Schlemm's Canal

Noun

1. A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins.

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Specialty Definitions: Schlemm's Canal

DomainDefinitions

Health

The passageway for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye. (references)

Medicine

Aqueous humor is drained from the eye through a canal, called --, which is located at the angle of the eye where the iris and cornea meet. Source: European Union. (references)

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Synonyms: Schlemm's Canal

Synonyms: canal of Schlemm (n), sinus venosus sclerae (n). (additional references)

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Modern Translations: Schlemm's Canal

Language Translations for "Schlemm's canal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

canal de Schlemm (canal of Schlemm, scleral sinus of Rochon-Duvigneaud). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emm'sschlay analcay

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Anagrams: Schlemm's Canal

Proper Noun Anagrams

Words within the letters "'-a-a-c-c-e-h-l-l-m-m-n-s-s"

-4 letters: Mclachlans.

-5 letters: Casselman, Mclachlan, Salesman'.

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Alternative Orthography: Schlemm's Canal


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 68 6C 65 6D 6D 27 73      43 61 6E 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01101000 01101100 01100101 01101101 01101101 00100111 01110011 00100000 01000011 01100001 01101110 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0063 0068 006C 0065 006D 006D 0027 0073      0043 0061 006E 0061 006C

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5369747871797998523767806778

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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