Trochanter

Definition:

  • (n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.
  • (n.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

Compare trochanter with other words:

trochanter vs. trochanteric

intertrochanteric vs. trochanter

condyle vs. trochanter

trochanter vs. tuberosity

content vs. trochanter

coxa vs. trochanter

arthropod vs. trochanter

hip vs. trochanter

femur vs. trochanter

trochanter vs. vertebrate