intertrochanteric crest
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Related to intertrochanteric crest: intertrochanteric line, intercondylar fossa, quadrate tubercle, Gluteal tuberosity
in·ter·tro·chan·ter·ic crest
[TA]the rounded ridge that connects the greater and lesser trochanters of the femur posteriorly and marks the junction of the neck and shaft of the bone.
Synonym(s): crista intertrochanterica [TA], trochanteric crest
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in·ter·tro·chan·ter·ic crest
(in'tĕr-trō'kan-ter'ik krest) [TA]The rounded ridge that connects the greater and lesser trochanters of the femur posteriorly and marks the junction of the neck and shaft of the bone.
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intertrochanteric crest
On the posterior femoral shaft, the ridge of bone extending from the greater to the lesser trochanter. Synonym: intertrochanteric line
See also: crest
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