Cloquet canal


hy·a·loid ca·nal

[TA] a minute canal running through the vitreous body from the optic disc to the lens, containing in fetal life a prolongation of the central artery of the retina, the hyaloid artery. See: vitreous, hyaloid artery. Synonym(s): canalis hyaloideus [TA], central canal of the vitreous, Cloquet canal, Stilling canal

Cloquet canal

An irregular passage through the center of the vitreous body in the fetus.See also: Cloquet, Jules G.

Cloquet,

Jules G., French anatomist, 1790-1883. Cloquet canal - a minute canal running through the vitreous from the discus nervi optici to the lens. Synonym(s): hyaloid canalCloquet canal remnantsCloquet hernia - a femoral hernia perforating the aponeurosis of the pectineus and insinuating itself between this aponeurosis and the muscle, therefore lying behind the femoral vessels.Cloquet septum - the delicate fibrous membrane that closes the femoral ring at the base of the femoral canal. Synonym(s): femoral septumnode of Cloquet - one of the deep inguinal lymph nodes located in or adjacent to the femoral canal. Synonym(s): Rosenmüller gland; Rosenmüller node