TROCHLEA


Meaning of TROCHLEA in English

/trok"lee euh/ , n. , pl. trochleae /-lee ee'/ , trochleas . Anat.

a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.

[ 1685-95; trochiléa, trochil ( e ) ía; akin to tróchilos sheave, runner, akin to tréchein to run ]

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