lesser trochanter

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lesser trochanter

A pyramidal process that projects from the shaft of the femur and receives insertion of the iliopsoas muscle.

lesser trochanter,

one of a pair of conic projections on the shaft of the femur, just below the neck. It is the site of insertion of the psoas major muscle. Also called trochanter minor. Compare greater trochanter.

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The iliopsoas runs in your abdomen behind the organs, along the front of the spine, and ends at a point in the inner leg called the lesser trochanter.

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