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trochlear

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troch·le·ar  (trkl-r)
adj.
1. Of, resembling, or situated near a trochlea.
2. Of or relating to the trochlear nerve.
3. Botany Shaped like a pulley.
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Noun1.trochlear - either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyestrochlear - either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
fourth cranial nerve, trochlear nerve, trochlearis
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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Oculomotor showed some weakness on the right, perhaps 20%, but the trochlear was unimpaired.
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15,25 Excessive osteophytes in the intercondylar notch and severe trochlear wear29 affect the accuracy of alignment using Whiteside's line.
Inter- and intra-observer errors in identifying the transepicondylar ... by C H Yan and W P Yau and T P Ng and W H Lie and K Y Chiu and W M Tang / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
It therefore lies between these structures (anteriorly) and the trochlear surface and medial and lateral condyles of the femur, the deep infrapatellar bursa and the tibia (posteriorly), and so completely fills the potential space between these structures (Figures 1 and 2).
Anatomy of the infrapatellar fat pad by Swan, Ann; Mercer, Susan / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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