trochlea
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trochlea /ˈtrɒklɪə/
▶noun (pl. trochleae /-lɪiː/) Anatomy a structure resembling or acting like a pulley, such as the groove at the lower end of the humerus forming part of the elbow joint.
– derivatives
trochlear adjective.
trochlear adjective.
– origin C17: L., ‘pulley’.
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