trochlea UK /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/US /ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/ noun3 •A structure resembling or acting like a pulley. •In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna. •A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes. formstrochleae · trochleas