tro|chan|ter

tro|chan|ter
tro|chan|ter «troh KAN tuhr», noun.
1. a protuberance or process on the upper part of the thighbone of many vertebrates.
2. the second section of the leg of an insect.
[< Middle French trochanter < Greek trochant, -êros protuberance on the thigh; earlier head of the femur; (literally) runner < tréchein to run]

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  • Trochanter — Tro|chan|ter 〈 [ xạn ] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ; Anat.〉 knöcherner Vorsprung am Oberschenkelknochen, Rollhügel [Etym.: <grch. trochazein »laufen, drehen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • Trochanter — One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: {{}}The greater trochanter: A powerful protrusion located at the proximal (near) and lateral (outside) part of the shaft of the femur; The… …   Medical dictionary

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