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Trochlear

Trochlear Meaning & Definition
Trochlear Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trochlear?

[n] either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trochlear: fourth cranial nerve | trochlear nerve | trochlearis

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See Also | cranial nerve

Trochlear In Webster's Dictionary

\Troch"le*ar\, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. {Trochlear nerve}. See {Pathetic nerve}, under {Pathetic}.

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