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TROCHLEAE
Noun
trochleae
plural of trochlea
Anagrams
• tracheole
Source: Wiktionary
TROCHLEA
Troch"le*a, n. Etym: [L., a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, Gr. Trochilics.]
1. (Mach.)
Definition: A pulley. [Obs.]
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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