Trochlear
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.
noun
4.
trochlear nerve.
trochlear troch·le·ar (trŏk’lē-ər)
adj.
Of, resembling, or situated near a trochlea.
Of or relating to the trochlear nerve.
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