trochlea
noun
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
trochleae
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pluralof trochlea.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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This operation has been found a corrective in cases of outward luxation as well as those of upward dislocation of the patella when resorted to before the trochleae are worn from frequent luxation.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
