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tro⋅chan⋅ter

  [troh-kan-ter]
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–noun
1. Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
2. Zoology. any similar prominence on the femur in many other vertebrates.
3. Entomology. (in an insect) the usually small second segment of the leg, between the coxa and femur.

Origin:
1605–15; < NL < Gk trochantr ball on which the hip bone turns in its socket

Related forms:
tro⋅chan⋅ter⋅ic  [troh-kuhn-ter-ik] , tro⋅chan⋅ter⋅al, adjective
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tro·chan·ter   (trō-kān'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-těr'ĭk, -kān-) adj.
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Main Entry: tro·chan·ter
Pronunciation: trO-'kant-&r
Function: noun
: a rough prominence or process at the upper part of the femur of manyvertebrates serving usually for the attachment of muscles and being usually two on each femur in mammals including humans: a : a larger one situated on the outer part of the upper endof the shaft at its junction with the neck called also greater trochanter b : a smaller one situated at the lower back part of the junction of the shaft and neck called alsolesser trochanter —tro·chan·ter·ic /"trO-k&n-'ter-ik, -"kan-/ adjective
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trochanter tro·chan·ter (trō-kān'tər)
n.
Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur.

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