Canal of Schlemm

Preferred Label : Canal of Schlemm;

NCIt related terms : Schlemm's Canal;

NCIt definition : A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye through which aqueous humor passes when returning to the blood.;

Details

Origin ID

C32256;

UMLS CUI

C0229108;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Corneoscleral Limbus [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire sinus venosus of sclera (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Schlemm's Canal [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Schlemm's Canal [MeSH Descriptor]
- Scleral venous sinus [FMA entity]
- Structure of sinus venosus of sclera (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- canal of Schlemm [UBERON concept]
- scleral venous sinus [Radlex concept]
- sinus venosus of sclera [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Schlemm's Canal [MeSH Descriptor]
- Scleral venous sinus [FMA entity]
- Structure of sinus venosus of sclera (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- canal of Schlemm [UBERON concept]
- sinus venosus of sclera [SNOMED Notion]

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