trochlear

[ trok-lee-er ]

adjective

1. Anatomy. of, relating to, or connected with a trochlea.
2. Physiology, Anatomy. functioning like a pulley; pulleylike.
3. Botany. circular and contracted in the middle so as to resemble a pulley.

noun

1. trochlear nerve.

Other Words From

• sub·trochle·ar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochlear¹

First recorded in 1675–85; trochle(a) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The outer trochlear rim being the smaller of the two, inward luxation does not occur in the horse.

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There is generally a large supra-trochlear fossa, but no ent-epicondylar foramen.

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Is there anatomical evidence that the ganglia of origin of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves represent many ganglia?

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It is often found between the patella and the trochlear surface of the femur in tuberculous disease of the knee.

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It is sometimes associated with fracture of the edge of the trochlear surface, which renders retention in position difficult.

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