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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. [1913 Webster] 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
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