trochlear nerve

trochlear nerve

English

Noun

trochlear nerve (plural trochlear nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Each of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the eye with motor fibers.

   Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Translations

fourth cranial nerve

Chinese: Mandarin: 滑車神經／滑车神经 (huáchē shénjīng) Czech: kladkový nerv m Finnish: telahermo Hungarian: sodorideg (hu)

References

• “trochlear nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “trochlear nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary