trochanteric

Variant of trochanter

trochanter definition

tro·chan·ter (trō kant′ər)

noun

  1. any of the jutting processes (in humans, two) at the upper end of the femur of many vertebrates
  2. the second segment from the base of an insect leg

Etymology: Gr trochantēr < trechein, to run: see troche

Related Forms:

  • trochanteric tro·chan′·teric (trō′kan ter′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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