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One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
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trochanter
Word definitions for trochanter in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck. 2 In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trochanter \Tro*chan"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter , and the inner the small trochanter . (Zo["o]l.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The trochanter is an anatomical part of the femur connecting to the hip bone. It may refer to: Human trochanter Greater trochanter Lesser trochanter Third trochanter
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s as a part of the thigh-bone, from French trochanter (16c.), from Greek trokhanter (Galen), from trekhein "to run" (see truckle (n.)). From 1816 as the second joint of an insect leg.
Usage examples of trochanter.
A boy, suffering from abscess under the trochanter, was operated on for its relief.
The gluteal muscles were lacerated and torn, the tendons about the trochanter divided, laying the bone bare, and the vastus externus and part of the rectus of the thigh were cut across.