HyperDic: trochanter

English > 1 sense of the word trochanter:
NOUNbodytrochanterone of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
English > trochanter: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningOne of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached.
Part offemur, thighbone, femorisThe longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanishtrocánter
Catalantrocànter

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