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trochleas

trochleas is the plural of trochlea.

Meaning of trochlea

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.

Questions about trochleas

What is trochleas the plural of?
Trochleas is the plural of trochlea.

Words near trochleas in the dictionary

  1. trochlear nerves
  2. trochlear notch
  3. trochlear notches
  4. trochlears
  5. trochleary
  6. trochleas
  7. trochleate
  8. trochleoplasties
  9. trochleoplasty
  10. trocho-
  11. trochoblast

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