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Definition of Trochlea
1. n. A pulley.
Definition of Trochlea
1. Noun. (anatomy) Structure resembling a pulley, typically in reference to the area connecting the upper and lower arm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trochlea
1. an anatomical structure resembling a pulley [n -LEAE or -LEAS]
Medical Definition of Trochlea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trochlea
Literary usage of Trochlea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"In the Apteryx and tridactyle Cursores the mid- trochlea is largest, and extends
by almost its whole length beyond the other two which are nearly on a level ..."
2. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"In the short and strong metatarsal of the Parrot-tribe, the middle trochlea
extends wholly below the others, which are oblique and twisted, especially the ..."
3. A Practical Treatise of Fractures and Dislocations by Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1905)
"I have had a case in which a fragment of the lower part of the inner rim of the
trochlea, about three- fourths of an inch long, had been broken off and ..."
4. A Practical treatise on fractures and dislocations by Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1899)
"FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS. in which a fragment of the lower part of the inner rim
of the trochlea, about three-fourths of an inch long, had been broken off ..."
5. Pediatrics (1902)
"years of age it has ceased to be a part of the general epiphyseal cap of the
bone; previous to this it is still connected to the trochlea by cartilage, ..."
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