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Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
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trochlear
Word definitions for trochlear in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trochlear \Troch"le*ar\, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. Trochlear nerve . See Pathetic nerve ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: trochlear nerve , trochlearis , fourth cranial nerve ]
Usage examples of trochlear.
Whereas the olfactory and optic nerves are sensory and the oculomotor and trochlear nerves are motor.
First the cranial nerves: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal, and hypoglossal.