trochanter
(trō-kan′tĕr)
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[L. trochanter, fr. Gr. trochantēr, head of the femur]
Either of the two bony processes inferior to (below) the neck of the femur.
trochanterian (trō″kăn-tēr′ē-ăn)
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, adj. trochanteric (trō″kăn-ter′ik)
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Trochanter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744015/0/trochanter.
Trochanter. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744015/0/trochanter. Accessed November 11, 2024.
Trochanter. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744015/0/trochanter
Trochanter [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744015/0/trochanter.
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