Trochlear
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Trochlear is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
Meaning
(anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
More Meanings
- (neuroanatomy) Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.
- (anatomy, neuroanatomy) A trochlear muscle or nerve.
Example Sentences
The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
At 90° of flexion, the patella enters the condylar fossa, where the contact areas are on both the lateral and medial trochlears of the femur.
Using three-dimensional printing, they replaced the native trochlear in four cadaveric knees with dysplastic trochlears and then subjected them to squat simulation, open chain extension, and a patella stability test.
Word Forms
- trochleary
- trochlears
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ulnotrochlear, trochiterian, trochoidal, pathetic, trochitic, podotrochlear.
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