trochlear
IPA: trˈɑtʃɫˈɪr
noun
- (anatomy, neuroanatomy) A trochlear muscle or nerve.
adjective
- (anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
- (neuroanatomy) Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.
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Examples of "trochlear" in Sentences
- The trochlear nerve has quite a complex origin.
- The trochlear region is extremely tender to touch.
- Central damage is a damage to the trochlear nucleus.
- This use is the source of the name for the Trochlear nerve.
- Homologous trochlear nerves are found in all jawed vertebrates.
- Thus a lesion of the trochlear nucleus affects the contralateral eye.
- Thus a lesion of the trochlear nucleus affects the 'contralateral' eye.
- The trochlear nerve is unique among the cranial nerves in several respects.
- The superior oblique muscle is innervated by cranial nerve IV trochlear nerve .