trochlea
(trok′lē-ă)
pl. trochleae [Gr. trokhileia, system of pulleys]
1. A structure that functions like a pulley; a ring or hook through which a tendon or muscle projects.
2. The articular smooth surface of a bone on which glides another bone.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Trochlea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744140/0/trochlea.
Trochlea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744140/0/trochlea. Accessed April 6, 2025.
Trochlea. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744140/0/trochlea
Trochlea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744140/0/trochlea.
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