trochanter

[ troh-kan-ter ]
/ troʊˈkæn tər /

noun

Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
Zoology. any similar prominence on the femur in many other vertebrates.
Entomology. (in an insect) the usually small second segment of the leg, between the coxa and femur.

Origin of trochanter

1605–15; < New Latin < Greek trochantḗr ball on which the hip bone turns in its socket

OTHER WORDS FROM trochanter

tro·chan·ter·ic [troh-kuh n-ter-ik] /ˌtroʊ kənˈtɛr ɪk/, tro·chan·ter·al, adjective sub·tro·chan·ter·ic, adjective

Words nearby trochanter

trobriand islands, trocar, troch., trochaic, trochal, trochanter, trochanterian, troche, trochee, trochelminth, trochilus

British Dictionary definitions for subtrochanteric

trochanter
/ (trəʊˈkæntə) /

noun

any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached
the third segment of an insect's leg

Word Origin for trochanter

C17: via French from Greek trokhantēr, from trekhein to run

Medical definitions for subtrochanteric

trochanter
[ trō-kăn′tər ]

n.

Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur.