Associations to the word «Trochanter»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
TROCHANTER, noun. (anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
TROCHANTER, noun. In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.
Dictionary definition
TROCHANTER, noun. One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.