trochlear nerve
- either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the upper part of the eyeball.
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Origin of trochlear nerve
First recorded in 1885–90
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trochlear nerve
- either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the superior oblique muscle of the eye
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trochlear nerve
- A nerve that originates in the mesencephalon below the cerebral aqueduct and supplies the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball.fourth cranial nerve
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