Trochanter TROCHAN'TER, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the trochanters are two
processes of the thigh bone, called major and minor, the major on the
outside, and the minor on the inside.
trochanter nounEtymology: Greek trochantēr; akin to Greek trechein
to run Date: 1615 1. a rough prominence at the upper part of
the femur of many vertebrates serving usually for the attachment of muscles
2. the second segment of an insect's leg adjacent to the coxa •
trochanteraladjective • trochantericadjective
trochanter n. 1 Anat. any of several bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh-bone. 2 Zool. the second segment of the leg in
insects. Etymology: F f. Gk trokhanter f. trekho run
trochanter
n. 1 Anat. any of several bony protuberances by which muscles are attached
to the upper part of the thigh-bone. 2 Zool. the second segment of the leg
in insects. [F f. Gk trokhanter f. trekho run]
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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the
second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
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