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Schlemm's canal vs canal

canal vs Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal and canal both are nouns.

Schlemm's canal is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Schlemm's canal Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of Schlemm's canal; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than Schlemm's canal:
  • 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: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of Schlemm's canal include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
Schlemm's canal (noun) canal (noun)
a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
Schlemm's canal (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between Schlemm's canal and canal

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