Noun: trochlear tró-klee-u(r)
- Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
"The trochlear nerve is the smallest of the cranial nerves"; "The fourth cranial nerve is also known as the trochlear nerve";
- trochlear nerve, trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve
Derived forms: trochlears
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Trochlear