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canal vs Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal vs canal

canal and Schlemm's canal both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
Schlemm's canal Yes No No No
As nouns, Schlemm's canal is a hyponym of canal; that is, Schlemm's canal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canal:
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • 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 (noun) Schlemm's canal (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
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
canal (verb) Schlemm's canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canal and Schlemm's canal

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