Trochanter

[trәu'kæntә]

Definition

(noun.) one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached.

Typist: Lycurgus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.

(n.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

Typist: Melville

Definition

n. a rough eminence on the outer aspect of the upper part of the thigh-bone for the insertion of various muscles which rotate the thigh outwards: the second joint of an insect's leg.—adjs. Trochantē′rian Trochanter′ic.—n. Trochan′tin the lesser trochanter of the femur.—adj. Trochantin′ian.

Typist: Penelope