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trochlea

UK/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/US/ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/

trochlea noun: in the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.

Noun

trochlea (plural trochleae or trochleas)

  1. In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
  2. A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

trochlea meaning in Tamil and Telugu

trochlea in Tamil

கப்பி, கப்பி உரு எலும்பு, கப்பி ஒத்த, கப்பியுரு

trochlea in Telugu

structure resembling a pulley
గిలక gilaka

Forms of trochlea

pluraltrochleae
pluraltrochleas

Origin of trochlea

Borrowed from Latin trochlea (“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”).

Words formed from trochlea

Questions about trochlea

What does trochlea mean?
Trochlea means in the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
What is trochlea in Tamil?
Trochlea in Tamil is கப்பி, கப்பி உரு எலும்பு, கப்பி ஒத்த. See Trochlea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trochlea?
Trochlea is a noun.
How do you pronounce trochlea?
Trochlea is pronounced /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of trochlea?
The plural of trochlea is trochleae.

Words near trochlea in the dictionary

  1. trochiter
  2. trochiterian
  3. trochiters
  4. trochites
  5. trochitic
  6. trochlea
  7. trochleae
  8. trochlear
  9. trochlear nerve
  10. trochlear nerves
  11. trochlear notch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trochlea (page history and authors); trochlea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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