trochanter

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

trochanter

Synonymes

impeller

rotor

runner

🏃

spool

swivel-joint

Traductions

trocanter

trocânter

trokanter

trocànter

trocánter

trohanter

Étymologie (Anglais)

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