trochleanoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtrɒk.li.ə/us/ˈtrɑːk.li.ə/plural trochleae specializeda long, narrow, hollow space in a surface in the body that a bone or tendon can move against, especially the lower end of the humerus (= the long bone of the upper arm):
the trochlea of the humerus
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