trochlear

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) Makaraya ait, troklea (makara) ile ilgili
English - English
Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea
{s} pertaining to a trochlea, concerning a smooth body part resembling a pulley on which another body part slides (Anatomy); like a pulley (Anatomy, Physiology); round and contracted in the middle like a pulley wheel (Botany)
Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye
either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

Related Terms

trochlear nerve
A motor nerve that innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye
trochlear nerve
Either of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that innervate the superior oblique muscles of the eyeballs
trochlear

    Hyphenation

    troch·le·ar

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ -&r ] (adjective.) circa 1681. From Latin trochlea (“block or pulley”).
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