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Pathetic nerve

pathetic nerve --> trochlear nerve

(Science: anatomy, nerve) The trochlear nerve controls an extraocular muscle.

lesions of this nerve will result in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and double vision).

Synonym: cranial nerve IV.


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