Etymology

trochlea

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Today it means: In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna. Full definition →

Latin trochlea
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtrochlea“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”
  2. English todaytrochlea

Borrowed from Latin trochlea (“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”).

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