TROCHLEA


Meaning of TROCHLEA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' trä-kl ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, block of pulleys, from Greek trochileia, from trochilos sheave, from trochos wheel

Date: circa 1693

: an anatomical structure that is held to resemble a pulley especially : the articular surface on the medial condyle of the humerus that articulates with the ulna

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