trochanter Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Tro*chan"ter noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) 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.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

Webster 1913