trochitern.
/ˈtrɒkɪtə/ Anatomy. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
(See quot. 1842.)
ΚΠ
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Trochiter, the larger of the two tuberosities at the upper extremity of the os humeri; so called because it affords insertion to rotator muscles.—(Chaussier).
Derivatives
trochiˈterian adj. [French trochitérien]
ΚΠ
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Trochiterian, in the language of Chaussier, means any thing belonging or relating to the trochiter.
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- to get wood
- to get work up a head of steam
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- to get yours
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