trochlea

n. 滑车 [医] 滑车

发音

UK /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/
US /ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/

词形变化

trochleae 复数 trochleae trochleas trochleas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.

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

    滑车

    医学
  2. 2.

    A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.

    A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

    医学

词源

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

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