- second trochanter
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(ARTHROPODA)The second segment of the leg; prefemur; ischiopodite.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
second trochanter
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trochanter — [ trɔkɑ̃tɛr ] n. m. • 1541; var. trocanter XVIe; gr. trokhantêr, de trokhazein « courir » 1 ♦ Anat. Chacune des deux apophyses de l extrémité supérieure du fémur. Grand trochanter. Petit trochanter. Adj. TROCHANTÉRIEN, IENNE . 2 ♦ Zool. Premier… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Trochanter — Tro*chan ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The third joint of the leg of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochanter — [trō kant′ər] n. [Gr trochantēr < trechein, to run: see TROCHE] 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 trochanteric [trō΄kan… … English World dictionary
trochanter — (tro kan tèr) s. f. 1° Terme d anatomie. Nom donné à deux tubérosités que présente l extrémité supérieure du fémur. Le grand trochanter. Le petit trochanter. 2° Le second article de la patte de derrière des insectes, qui s articule avec la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
trochanter — noun Etymology: Greek trochantēr; akin to Greek trechein to run Date: 1615 1. a rough prominence at the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates serving usually for the attachment of muscles 2. the second segment of an insect s leg adjacent to … New Collegiate Dictionary
trochanter — trochanteric /troh keuhn ter ik/, trochanteral, adj. /troh kan teuhr/, n. 1. Anat. 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… … Universalium
trochanter — tro•chan•ter [[t]troʊˈkæn tər[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. (in humans) either of two knobs at the top of the femur that serve for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis 2) zool. (in other vertebrates) any of two or more similar knobs at … From formal English to slang
trochanter — noun a) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck. b) In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur … Wiktionary
trochanter — n. bulge on the thighbone serving as a place of attachment for muscles (Anatomy, Zoology); second leg segment between the femur and coxa in insects (Entomology) … English contemporary dictionary
trochanter — [trə kantə] noun 1》 Anatomy any of a number of bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh bone. 2》 Entomology the small second segment of the leg of an insect, between the coxa and the femur. Origin C17: from… … English new terms dictionary
