trochlea

From Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχῐλεία (trokhileía), τροχιλία (trokhilía), τροχιλέα (trokhiléa, “pulley; block-and-tackle equipment”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒklɪə/

trochlea (plural trochleas or trochleae)

1. (anatomy) A structure resembling a pulley.
   1. In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the greater sigmoid cavity of the ulna.
   2. A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

• trochlear
• trochlear nerve

• trochlea in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• trochlea in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• trochlea at OneLook Dictionary Search

• chelator, chlorate, trachelo-