trochlear

[ trok-lee-er ]

/ ˈtrɒk li ər /

Anatomy. of, relating to, or connected with a trochlea.

Physiology, Anatomy. functioning like a pulley; pulleylike.

Botany. circular and contracted in the middle so as to resemble a pulley.

Origin of trochlear

First recorded in 1675–85; trochle(a) + -ar¹

sub·troch·le·ar, adjective

The trochlear nerve is located posterodorsal to the optic tract, and separated from the latter by connective tissue.

Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini |Linda Trueb
Is there anatomical evidence that the ganglia of origin of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves represent many ganglia?

The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell
It is often found between the patella and the trochlear surface of the femur in tuberculous disease of the knee.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
It is sometimes associated with fracture of the edge of the trochlear surface, which renders retention in position difficult.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

trochlear

[ trŏk′lē-ər ]

Of, resembling, or situated near a trochlea.

Of or relating to the trochlear nerve.