A small transparent canal running through the vitreous body from the optical nerve disc to the lens. It is formed by an invagination of the hyaloid, a membrane which encloses the vitreous body[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyaloid_canal ]
Synonyms: canal of Cloquet Stilling's canal canalis hyaloideus Cloquet's canal
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- anatomical conduit
- neural crest-derived structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some hyaloid artery
- part of some vitreous chamber of eyeball
- located in some vitreous body
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