- trochlear
- adjective Date: circa 1681 1. of, relating to, or being a trochlea 2. of, relating to, or being a trochlear nerve
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Trochlear — 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. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear nerve}. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochlear — [träk′lē ər] adj. 1. Anat. of, having the nature of, or forming a trochlea 2. Bot. shaped like a pulley; round and contracted in the middle … English World dictionary
trochlear — 1. Relating to a trochlea, especially the trochlea of the superior oblique muscle of the eye. SYN: trochlearis (1). 2. SYN: trochleiform. * * * troch·le·ar ər adj 1) of, relating to, or being a trochlea … Medical dictionary
trochlear — /trok lee euhr/, adj. 1. Anat. of, pertaining to, or connected with a trochlea. 2. Physiol., Anat. pulleylike. 3. Bot. circular and contracted in the middle so as to resemble a pulley. n. 4. See trochlear nerve. [1675 85; TROCHLE(A) + AR1] * * * … Universalium
trochlear — noun either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes • Syn: ↑trochlear nerve, ↑trochlearis, ↑fourth cranial nerve • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve … Useful english dictionary
Trochlear nerve — Trochlear 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. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochlear nucleus — n a nucleus situated behind the oculomotor nucleus on the dorsal surface of a medial longitudinal fasciculus near the midline that is the source of the motor fibers of the trochlear nerve * * * nucleus of trochlear nerve n. nervi trochlearis … Medical dictionary
trochlear palsy — trochlear nerve palsy paralysis of the trochlear nerve, with diplopia and pain at the corner of the orbit; many cases are idiopathic, and a few are complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Called also fourth nerve p … Medical dictionary
trochlear fovea — n a depression that is located in the anteromedial aspect of the orbital surface of each bony plate of the frontal bone making up the superior part of one of the orbits and that forms a point of attachment for the corresponding superior oblique… … Medical dictionary
trochlear notch — n the deep depression in the proximal end of the ulna by which the ulna articulates with the trochlea of the humerus at the elbow called also semilunar notch, sigmoid notch * * * incisura trochlearis ulnae … Medical dictionary
