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Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

Answer for the clue "Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes ", 9 letters:
trochlear

Word definitions for trochlear in dictionaries

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 ]

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 ...

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.