meaning of trochlea
1. A pulley.
2. A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.
Related Words
trochlea | trochlear | trochlear nerve | trochlearis | trochleary |
