trochanter
pronunciation
How to pronounce trochanter in British English:
UK [trəʊ'kæntə]
How to pronounce trochanter in American English:
US [troˈkæntɚ]
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- Noun:
- one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
Word Origin
- trochanter (n.)
- 1610s as a part of the thigh-bone, from French trochanter (16c.), from Greek trokhanter (Galen), from trekhein "to run" (see truckle (n.)). From 1816 as the second joint of an insect leg.
Example
- 1. Surgical treatment of fractures of the greater trochanter associated with osteolytic lesions .
- 2. The clinical research and application of the internal fixator for lesser trochanter .
- 3. Reattach the tendons of the piriformis and obturator internus to the greater trochanter also with transosseous sutures .
- 4. Femoral neck fracture treated with grafting of great trochanter bone flap linking vessel pedicel liu jianping .
- 5. Does the site of injection distal to the greater trochanter make a difference in lateral sciatic nerve blockade ?