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TROCHLEAR NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trochlear nerve mean? 

TROCHLEAR NERVE (noun)
  The noun TROCHLEAR NERVE 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 NERVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TROCHLEAR NERVE (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 nerve" 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)



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