Definitions for trochlea

trochlea troch·le·a

Spelling: [trok-lee-uh]
IPA: /ˈtrɒk li ə/

Trochlea is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 494 anagrams from letters in trochlea (acehlort).

Definitions for trochlea

noun

  1. a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.

Origin of trochlea

1685-95; Latin: pulley block or sheave Greek trochiléa, trochil(e)ía; akin to tróchilos sheave, runner, akin to tréchein to run

Examples for trochlea

In man, the external lip of the trochlea reaches higher than the internal, and it is more prominent in front.

The trochlea, narrow as a whole, is clearly separate from the condyles by a very marked constriction.

The trochlea (fig. 77, 5) at the distal end of the bone is a pulley-like surface, elevated at the sides and grooved in the middle.

There is another modification in regard to the prominence and extent of the two lips of the trochlea.

In the ox and the sheep, the condyle is lower than the trochlea, but only very little lower.

In the human skeleton, the internal lip of the trochlea descends lower than the external; and also lower than the condyle.

The internal lip of the trochlea is much thicker and much more prominent than the external.

We have just said that the trochlea is continuous without interruption with the condyles; this is accurate.

It articulates with the tibia by a trochlea that occupies not only the superior surface, but also the anterior.

The Knee Joint is a hinge formed by the condyles and trochlea of the femur, the patella, and the head of the tibia.

Word Value for trochlea
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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