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adjective
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Anatomy. of, pertaining to, or connected with a trochlea.
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Physiology, Anatomy. pulleylike.
3.
Botany. circular and contracted in the middle so as to resemble a pulley.
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Trochlear
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trochlear troch·le·ar (trŏk'lē-ər)
adj.
Of, resembling, or situated near a trochlea.
Of or relating to the trochlear nerve.
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