Definition of Trochlears

1. trochlear [n] - See also: trochlear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trochlears

trochlea phalangis
trochlea tali
trochleae
trochlear
trochlear fossa
trochlear fovea
trochlear nerve
trochlear notch
trochlear nucleus
trochlear pit
trochlear process
trochlear spine
trochleariform
trochlearis
trochlears (current term)
trochleary
trochleas
trochleiform
trochoblast
trochoblasts
trochocardia
trochoid
trochoid articulation
trochoid joint
trochoidal
trochoids
trochometer
trochometers
trochophore

Literary usage of Trochlears

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1899)
"Not infrequently the affection extends forwards to the olfactory and optic nerves, backwards to the trochlears, trigeminus, ..."

2. Syphilis by Loyd Oscar Thompson (1920)
"The later enlargement of the lymph glands, especially the epi- trochlears, occipital and posterior cervical, are of more or less diagnostic importance. ..."

3. A Text-book in General Physiology and Anatomy by Walter Hollis Eddy (1907)
"The fourth pair, known as the trochlears, are very small, and carry motor impulses to one of the muscles which move the eyeballs. ..."

4. Report of the President of the Board of Health to the Legislative Assembly by Hawaiian Islands Board of Health (1886)
"... was a great sufferer from long continued headaches; had marked swelling of post cervical chain of glands, and also both epi- trochlears. ..."

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