trochlear
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Is trochlear a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of trochlear?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.not-comparable
2. (neuroanatomy) Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (anatomy, neuroanatomy) A trochlear muscle or nerve.Examples: "The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum."; "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."; "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."
Definition source: Wiktionary