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TROCHLEARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trochlearis mean?
• TROCHLEARIS (noun)
The noun TROCHLEARIS has 1 sense:
1. either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
Familiarity information: TROCHLEARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
fourth cranial nerve; trochlear; trochlear nerve; trochlearis
Hypernyms ("trochlearis" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
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