TROCHANTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does trochanter mean? • TROCHANTER (noun)
The noun TROCHANTER has 1 sense:
1. one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Familiarity information: TROCHANTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TROCHANTER (noun)
Meaning:
One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("trochanter" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Holonyms ("trochanter" is a part of...):
femoris; femur; thighbone (the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)
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