'small trochanter' definitions:

Definition of 'small trochanter'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. [1913 Webster]