Synonym for lesser trochanter ... A pyramidal process projecting from the medial and proximal part of the shaft of the femur at the line of junction of the shaft and the neck; it receives the insertion of the psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas) muscles. ... Synonym: trochanter minor, small trochanter, trochantin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Free sclerotized remnant located at the base of the leg, providing a second point of pleural articulation with the coxa.
Type: Term Pronunciation: trō-kan′tin Synonyms: lesser trochanter