ALL meanings of trochanter
tro·chan·ter
T t - noun trochanter 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. 1
- noun trochanter Zoology. any similar prominence on the femur in many other vertebrates. 1
- noun trochanter Entomology. (in an insect) the usually small second segment of the leg, between the coxa and femur. 1
- noun trochanter any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached 0
- noun trochanter the third segment of an insect's leg 0
- noun trochanter any of the jutting processes (in humans, two) at the upper end of the femur of many vertebrates 0
- noun trochanter the second segment from the base of an insect leg 0