n :  an anatomical structure resembling a pulley: as  a  :  the articular surface on the medial condyle of the humerus that articulates with the ulna  b  :  the fibrous ring in the inner upper part of the orbit through which the tendon of the superior oblique muscle of the eye passes .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  tra·che·al 
 
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