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trochanter Definition:
- The trochanter is an anatomical portion of the femur near its joint with the hip bone. In humans and most mammals the trochanters serve as important muscle attachment sites. Humans are known to have three trochanters, though the anatomic "normal" includes only the greater and lesser trochanters.
Trochanter (n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter. |
Trochanter (n.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. |
trochanter one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached |