trochlea

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UK/ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/US/ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/

noun

In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.

OriginLatin trochlea →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nountrochlea (plural trochleae or trochleas)

plural trochleae · plural trochleas

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

Origin

  1. Latintrochlea“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”
  2. Englishtrochlea

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 滑車 /滑车
  • 滑車 /滑车 (huáchē)structure resembling a pulley
Finnish troklea
  • trokleastructure resembling a pulley
Irish ulóg
  • ulógstructure resembling a pulley
Italian troclea
  • trocleastructure resembling a pulley
Polish bloczek kości ramiennej
  • bloczek kości ramiennejstructure resembling a pulley
Spanish tróclea
  • trócleastructure resembling a pulley

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chloratechelator
Cite this entry
APA

trochlea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochlea

MLA

“trochlea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochlea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trochlea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochlea.

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