- trochlear muscle
- noun
: superior oblique muscle
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trochlear muscle,the superior oblique muscle of each eye.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
trochlear muscle
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Trochlear — Troch le*ar, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear nerve}. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochlear nerve — Trochlear Troch le*ar, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
trochlear fovea — n a depression that is located in the anteromedial aspect of the orbital surface of each bony plate of the frontal bone making up the superior part of one of the orbits and that forms a point of attachment for the corresponding superior oblique… … Medical dictionary
Trochlear nerve — Nerve: Trochlear nerve Path of the Trochlear nerve … Wikipedia
Trochlear nerve — The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the muscles that move the eye. Paralysis of the trochlear nerve results in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and, therefore, double… … Medical dictionary
trochlear — 1. Relating to a trochlea, especially the trochlea of the superior oblique muscle of the eye. SYN: trochlearis (1). 2. SYN: trochleiform. * * * troch·le·ar ər adj 1) of, relating to, or being a trochlea … Medical dictionary
trochlear nerve — the fourth cranial nerve (IV), which supplies the superior oblique muscle, one of the muscles responsible for movement of the eyeball in its socket. The action of the trochlear nerve is coordinated with that of the oculomotor and the abducens… … The new mediacal dictionary
trochlear nerve — Anat. either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the upper part of the eyeball. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
trochlear nerve — noun A motor nerve that innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye … Wiktionary
