Category:Trochanter

Tro*chan"ter, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr.

1. (anat.)

Defn: one of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer Being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small Trochanter.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the Trochantine is united with the coxa.