trochlea (English, noun)
expansion: trochlea (plural trochleae or trochleas)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.
In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.
A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.
Forms:
form: trochleae
tags: plural
form: trochleas
tags: plural