FOURTH CRANIAL NERVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

Synonyms:

fourth cranial nerve; trochlear; trochlear nerve; trochlearis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fourth cranial nerve" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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