Infobox Bone
Name = Third trochanter
Latin = trochanter tertius
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The upper part of the
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Trochanter — is a part of the thigh bone. It can refer to:* Greater trochanter * Lesser trochanter * Third trochanter *Fourth trochanter … Wikipedia
trochanter tertius — [TA] third trochanter: a term applied to the gluteal tuberosity of the femur when it is unusually prominent … Medical dictionary
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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The third joint of the leg of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochanter — One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: {{}}The greater trochanter: A powerful protrusion located at the proximal (near) and lateral (outside) part of the shaft of the femur; The… … Medical dictionary
great 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The third joint of the leg … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The third joint of the leg … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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