What does trochlea mean?

Definitions for trochlea
ˈtrɒk li ə; -liˌitrochlea

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Wiktionary

  1. trochleanoun

    Structure resembling a pulley, typically in reference to the area connecting the upper and lower arm.

  2. Etymology: From Greek trokhileia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trochleanoun

    a pulley

  2. Trochleanoun

    a pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trochlea

    trok′lē-a, n. a pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eye-ball passes: in the elbow-joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the greater sigmoid cavity of the ulna.—adjs. Troch′lēar, shaped like a pulley; Troch′lēary, relating to the trochlea. [L. trochlea—Gr. trochalia, a pulley.]

Entomology

  1. Trochlea

    the thickened base of the hind wings in Cicada: in Trichoptera a small elliptical space at base of hind wing behind origin of median vein.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trochlea in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trochlea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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