trochanter (English, noun)
expansion: trochanter (plural trochanters)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
glosses: In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.
Forms:
form: trochanters
tags: plural