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TROCHLEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trochlear mean? 

TROCHLEAR (noun)
  The noun TROCHLEAR has 1 sense:

1. either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyesplay

  Familiarity information: TROCHLEAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TROCHLEAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fourth cranial nerve; trochlear; trochlear nerve; trochlearis

Hypernyms ("trochlear" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)


 Context examples 


The trochlear nerve carries the motor innervation of the superior oblique muscles of the eye.

(Murine Trochlear Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The midbrain contains the cerebral peduncles, oculomotor, trochlear and red nuclei, substantia nigra and various other nuclei and tracts.

(Mesencephalon, NCI Thesaurus)



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