trochanter (redirected from Trochanters)

tro·chan·ter  (tr-kntr)

n.

1. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates.

2. The second proximal segment of the leg of an insect.

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[New Latin, from Greek trokhantr, ball of the hip joint, from trekhein, to run.]

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tro·chanter·al, trochan·teric (trkn-trk, -kn-) adj.

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trochanter [trəʊˈkæntə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the third segment of an insect's leg

[via French from Greek trokhantēr, from trekhein to run]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" femoris, femur, thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee