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Noun: fourth cranial nerve
  1. Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
    "The fourth cranial nerve is also known as the trochlear nerve";
    - trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis

Derived forms: fourth cranial nerves

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Fourth cranial nerve