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MeSH Heading: Schlemm's Canal
Tree Number(s): A09.371.060.217.659.250
Unique ID: D000092662
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092662
Scope Note: A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye bounded anterolaterally by the internal scleral sulcus and posteriorly by the trabecular meshwork. It is a part of a pathway where the AQUEOUS HUMOR from the ANTERIOR CHAMBER of the eye passes through the TRABECULAR MESHWORK, drains into the lumen of Schlemm’s canal, and subsequently returns to blood circulation into the veins of the SCLERA.
Entry Term(s): Canal of Schlemm; Circular Channel, Limbis; Schlemm Canal; Scleral Venous Sinus; Sinus Venosus Sclerae
Previous Indexing: Cornea (1966-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000752489
Scope Note: A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye bounded anterolaterally by the internal scleral sulcus and posteriorly by the trabecular meshwork. It is a part of a pathway where the AQUEOUS HUMOR from the ANTERIOR CHAMBER of the eye passes through the TRABECULAR MESHWORK, drains into the lumen of Schlemm’s canal, and subsequently returns to blood circulation into the veins of the SCLERA.
Terms: Schlemm's Canal Preferred Term
Term UI T001113159
Date10/18/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Schlemm Canal
Term UI T001112897
Date10/12/2021
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Canal of Schlemm
Term UI T001112898
Date10/12/2021
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Scleral Venous Sinus
Term UI T001112902
Date10/12/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Circular Channel, Limbis
Term UI T001112907
Date10/12/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Sinus Venosus Sclerae
Term UI T001113433
Date10/25/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

Schlemm's Canal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025