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Noun: trochlear  tró-klee-u(r)
  1. Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
    - trochlear nerve, trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve

Derived forms: trochlears

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Trochlear