A bony prominence near the extremity of the femur that normally serves as attachment points for hip and thigh muscles[MP,modified]. [ MP:0004627 ]
Synonyms: femoral trochanter trochanter of femur
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Term information
database
cross reference
- Wikipedia:Trochanter
- MA:0002821
- FMA:82513
- SCTID:182047004
- NCIT:C33814
- AAO:0000897
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
Subclass of:
- zone of long bone
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some femur
- contributes to morphology of some femur