Definitions for trochlear

trochlear troch·le·ar

Spelling: [trok-lee-er]
IPA: /ˈtrɒk li ər/

Trochlear is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 540 anagrams from letters in trochlear (acehlorrt).

Definitions for trochlear

noun

  1. trochlear nerve.

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.

Origin of trochlear

First recorded in 1675-85; trochle(a) + -ar1

Examples for trochlear

The trochlear nerve is located posterodorsal to the optic tract, and separated from the latter by connective tissue.

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.

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

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