Trochlear
/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A trochlear muscle or nerve.
"The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum."
- 2 either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea. not-comparable
- 2 Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve. not-comparable
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum."
Etymology
From trochlea + -ar.