trochanter

Definition of Trochanter in English :

1. trochanter

one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trochanter

noun

1.

any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached

2.

the third segment of an insect's leg

noun

1.

any of the jutting processes (in humans, two) at the upper end of the femur of many vertebrates

2.

the second segment from the base of an insect leg

n.

1. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates.

2. The second proximal segment of the leg of an insect.