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Meaning of trochlea | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/

Definitions

A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.
In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

trochlear trochlear nerve trochlear notch trochleoplasty trochoblast trochoid