English Explanatory Dictionary

trochlea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.
  2. In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
  3. A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/ /ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/

Word forms

trochlea trochleae trochleas

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trochlea (“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”).

Derived words

trochlear trochleary trochleo-

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 滑車 /滑车 Finnish: troklea Irish: ulóg Italian: troclea Macedonian: трохле́ја Polish: bloczek kości ramiennej Spanish: tróclea Telugu: గిలక
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