Medical term:
trochanter
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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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]
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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.
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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]
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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.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
tro·chan·ter·ic
, trochanterian (trō'kan-ter'ik, -ter'ē-an),Relating to a trochanter; especially the greater trochanter.
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tro·chan·ter·i·an
, trochanteric (trō'kan-ter'ē-ăn, -ter'ik)Relating to a trochanter; especially the greater trochanter.
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trochanterian
, trochanteric (trō″kăn-tē′rē-ăn) (trō-kăn-tĕr′ĭk)Rel. to a trochanter.
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