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Trochanter vs Trochanteric - What's the difference?

trochanter | trochanteric |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between trochanter and trochanteric

is that trochanter is (anatomy) in vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck while trochanteric is (anatomy) of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur.

As a noun trochanter

is (anatomy) in vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.

As an adjective trochanteric is

(anatomy) of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur.

trochanter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
  • In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.

    • trochanteric

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur

    • Derived terms

    * intratrochanteric * intertrochanteric * pertrochanteric * pretrochanteric * subtrochanteric