trochanter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
2. In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.

Synonyme

impeller

rotor

runner

🏃

spool

swivel-joint

Übersetzungen

trochanter

trocânter

trocanter

trohanter

trocànter

trokanter

trocánter

Etymologie (Englisch)

From French trochanter, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr).