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English > 1 sense of the expression fourth cranial nerve:
NOUNbodyfourth cranial nerve, trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochleariseither of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
English > fourth cranial nerve: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes.
Synonymstrochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis
Broadercranial nerveAny of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem