Associations to the word «Trochlear»

Wiktionary

TROCHLEAR, adjective. (anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
TROCHLEAR NERVE, noun. (anatomy) A motor nerve that innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye.

Dictionary definition

TROCHLEAR, noun. Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche