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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.


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Other Words From

  • sub·trochle·ar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trochlear1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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