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Definition of: trochlea
(trok′lē·ə) noun plural ·le·ae (-li·ē) Anat.
A grooved pulleylike surface, permitting smooth motion, as between the humerus and ulna. [<L, a pulley <Gk. trochilia, trochileia <trechein run]
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