NOUN | body | trochanter | one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached |
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Meaning | One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached. | |
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Part of | femur, thighbone, femoris | The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton |
Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
Spanish | trocánter | |
Catalan | trocànter |
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