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tro·chan·ter T0373500 (trō-kăn′tər)n.1. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates.2. The second proximal segment of the leg of an insect.
[New Latin, from Greek trokhantēr, ball of the hip joint, from trekhein, to run.]
tro·chan′ter·al, tro′chan·ter′ic (trō′kən-tĕr′ĭk, -kăn-) adj.trochanter (trəʊˈkæntə) n1. (Anatomy) any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached2. (Zoology) the third segment of an insect's leg[C17: via French from Greek trokhantēr, from trekhein to run]tro•chan•ter (troʊˈkæn tər)
n. 1. (in humans) either of two knobs at the top of the femur that serve for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis. 2. (in other vertebrates) any of two or more similar knobs at the top of the femur. 3. the second segment of an insect leg, between the coxa and femur. [1605–15; < New Latin < Greek trochantḗr; akin to trochós wheel] tro`chan•ter′ic (-kənˈtɛr ɪk) tro•chan′ter•al, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attachedappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"femoris, femur, thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee |
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trochanter[trō′kan·tər] (anatomy) A process on the proximal end of the femur in many vertebrates, which serves for muscle attachment and, in birds, for articulation with the ilium. (invertebrate zoology) The second segment of an insect leg, counting from the base. trochanterenUK
trochanter [tro-kan´ter] a broad, flat process on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater trochanter), or a short conical process on the posterior border of the base of its neck (lesser trochanter). adj., adj trochanter´ic, trochanter´ian. Position of greater and lesser trochanter on the femur and patella. From Applegate, 2000.tro·chan·ter (trō-kan'tĕr), One of the bony prominences developed from independent osseous centers near the proximal end of the femur; there are two in humans, three in horses. [G. trochantēr, a runner, fr. trechō, to run] trochanter (trō-kăn′tər)n.1. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates.2. The second proximal segment of the leg of an insect.
tro·chan′ter·al, tro′chan·ter′ic (trō′kən-tĕr′ĭk, -kăn-) adj.tro·chan·ter (trō-kan'tĕr) [TA] One of the bony prominences developed from independent osseous centers near the upper extremity of the femur; there are two in humans, three in horses. [G. trochantēr, a runner, fr. trechō, to run]trochanter One of two major bony processes, the greater and lesser trochanters, on the upper part of the FEMUR. Muscle tendons are attached to the trochanters.trochanter - (in insects) the second segment from the base of the leg.
- (in vertebrates) one of several large processes near the head of the femur to which muscles are attached.
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Related to trochanter: Trochanteric bursitisWords related to trochanternoun one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attachedRelated Words- appendage
- outgrowth
- process
- femoris
- femur
- thighbone
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