trochanter /tro·chan·ter/ (tro-kan´ter) a broad, flat process on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater t.), or a short conical process on the posterior border of the base of its neck (lesser t.) .trochanter´ictrochanter´ian
trochanter
trochanter [tro-kan´ter]
tro·chan·ter (tr -k n t r)n. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur. |
trochanter
[trōkan′tər]
Etymology: Gk, runner
one of the two bony projections on the proximal end of the femur that serve as the point of attachment of various muscles. The two protuberances are the trochanter major and the trochanter minor.
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.
trochanter
one of three tuberosities on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater trochanter), towards the upper end on its medial surface (lesser trochanter) and more distally on the lateral surface (third trochanter). The third trochanter is prominent in horses and rabbits.
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