'Trochlear' definitions:
Definition of 'trochlear'
(from WordNet)
noun
Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve]
Definition of 'Trochlear'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Pathetic nerve, under Pathetic. [1913 Webster]