Trochanter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trochanter \Tro*chan"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]
     1. (Anat.) 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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     2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the
        second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trochanter
       n : one of the bony prominences developed near the upper
           extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached