trochlea medical definition

noun pl. troch·le·ae
  1. An anatomical structure that resembles a pulley, especially the part of the distal end of the humerus that articulates with the ulna.
  2. A fibrous loop in the eye socket near the nasal process of the frontal bone, through which the tendon of the superior oblique muscle of the eye passes.

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