trochlear nerve

trochlear nerve

n.

Either of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that innervate the superior oblique muscles of the eyeballs.

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trochlear nerve

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the superior oblique muscle of the eye

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Noun

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trochlear nerve - either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes fourth cranial nerve, trochlear, trochlearis cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem