'Trochanter' definitions:
Definition of 'trochanter'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Definition of '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]