The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
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Trochlear
/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/
Synonyms for "trochlear" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(1 words)
fourth cranial nerve
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (4)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
trochlear nervetrochlearis
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4 entriesanatomical adjectiveanatomical termcranial nerveneuroanatomical term
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4 entriestrochlear groovetrochlear nervetrochlear notchtrochlear nucleus
Collocations
5 entriestrochlear cartilagetrochlear groovetrochlear nervetrochlear notchtrochlear region
Inflections
2 entriesmore trochlearmost trochlear
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
At 90° of flexion, the patella enters the condylar fossa, where the contact areas are on both the lateral and medial trochlears of the femur.
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Using three-dimensional printing, they replaced the native trochlear in four cadaveric knees with dysplastic trochlears and then subjected them to squat simulation, open chain extension, and a patella stability test.
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