Definition of small trochanter. Meaning of small trochanter. Synonyms of small trochanter

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Definition of small trochanter

small trochanter
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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

Meaning of small trochanter from wikipedia

- tubercle, such as the posterior surface of the greater trochanter or the neck of the femur. In a small anatomical study it was shown that the epiphyseal line...
- may be confused with terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae), trochanter, femur (pl.: femora), tibia (pl.: tibiae), tarsus (pl.: tarsi), ischium...
- The fourth trochanter is a shared characteristic common to archosaurs. It is a ****-like feature on the posterior-medial side of the middle of the femur...
- greater trochanter, and gives an expansion to the capsule of the hip joint. A bursa is interposed between the tendon and the greater trochanter. Between...
- structures: Femoral head including the fovea Femur neck Greater trochanter Lesser trochanter Intertrochanteric line Intertrochanteric crest Trochanteric fossa...
- In mammals including humans, the medial surface of the greater trochanter has at its base a deep depression bounded posteriorly by the intertrochanteric...
- upper part of the pectineal line or the posterior part of the lesser trochanter. While similar to its neighbouring adductors, it is formed by separation...
- femur) is still made of cartilage (but there may be a small piece of bone in the great trochanter of the femur); this makes it difficult to detect congenital...
- The lateral rotator group is a group of six small muscles of the hip which all externally (laterally) rotate the femur in the hip joint. It consists of...
- obturator muscle on the posterior surface. The tendon inserts on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur. The internal obturator muscle is supplied by the...