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trochlear

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/Part of speech nounSorted acehlorrtStarts with TEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From trochlea + -ar.

Used in a sentence

  • “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.”

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