Look up: trochanter

1. Trochanter
   The trochanter is a bony bump on the femur (the thigh bone) to which large muscles are attached.
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2. Trochanter
   Podomer of insect or acarine leg that articulates distally with the femur (usually fixed to the femur in insects).
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3. trochanter
   [n] - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
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4. Trochanter
   Either of the two bony prominences at the upper end of the femur.
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5. Trochanter
   Trochanter: One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: The greater trochanter: A powerful protrusion located at the proximal (near) and lateral (outside) part of the shaft of the femur; The lesser trochanter: A pyramidal prominence proje...
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6. trochanter
   1. <anatomy> One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter. ... 2. <zoology> The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. ......
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7. trochanter
   noun one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
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8. trochanter
   (tro-kan´tәr) either of two broad, flat processes on the femur. The greater trochanter is at the upper end of the bone's lateral surface, and the lesser trochanter is a short conical process on the posterior border of the neck of the femur. adj., trochanter´ic, trochanter´ian., adj.
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9. Trochanter
   • (n.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. • (n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.
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10. trochanter
    trochanter Either of the two bony prominences at the upper end of the femur lateral to and below its neck.
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11. Trochanter
    The second segment of the leg or palp, counting from the body.
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12. Trochanter
    The trochanter is a protuberance in the upper part of the femur to which the muscles attach.
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13. trochanter
    Type: Term Pronunciation: trō-kan′tĕr Definitions: 1. One of the bony prominences developed from independent osseous centers near the proximal end of the femur; there are two in humans, three in horses.
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14. trochanter
    the second segment of the pedipalp or leg. On the leg, the trochanter is a short cylindrical segment.
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15. trochanter
    Greek = a runner; hence, the bony landmark, the greater trochanter, which moves so obviously in running.
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16. trochanter
    (tro-kan;ter) A broad, prominent process on the proximolateral portion of the femur.
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17. trochanter
    (tro-kan;ter) A broad, prominent process on the proximolateral portion of the femur.
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