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Webster's 1828 DictionaryTROCHAN'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. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Greek trochant?r; akin to Greek trechein to run Date: 1615 Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. 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 Webster's 1913 DictionaryTrochanter 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. |