| troch | <abbreviation> Trochiscus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trochal | 1. <biology> Resembling a wheel. 2. <zoology> Trochal disk, the cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia. Origin: From Gr. A wheel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| trochanter | 1. <anatomy> One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter. 2. <zoology> The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| trochanter major | A strong process at the proximal and lateral part of the shaft of the femur, overhanging the root of the neck; it gives attachment to the gluteus medius and minimus, piriformis, obturator internus and externus, and gemelli muscles. Synonym: trochanter major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanter minor | A pyramidal process projecting from the medial and proximal part of the shaft of the femur at the line of junction of the shaft and the neck; it receives the insertion of the psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas) muscles. Synonym: trochanter minor, small trochanter, trochantin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanter reflex | Contraction of the adductor muscles of the thigh elicited by a tap on the trochanter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanter tertius | The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanterian | Trochanteric Relating to a trochanter; especially the trochanter major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanteric | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to one or both of the trochanters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| trochanteric bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the greater trochanter of the femur and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea trochanterica. A multilocular bursa between the gluteus maximus muscle and the greater trochanter of the femur. Synonym: bursa trochanterica musculi glutei maximi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanteric bursitis | Inflammation of one of the trochanteric bursae of the horse, and a common cause of hip lameness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanteric crest | The rounded ridge that connects the greater and lesser trochanters of the femur posteriorly and marks the junction of the neck and shaft of the bone. Synonym: crista intertrochanterica, trochanteric crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanteric fossa | A depression at the root of the neck of the femur beneath the curved tip of the great trochanter; it gives attachment to the tendon of the obturator externus. Synonym: fossa trochanterica, digital fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanteric syndrome | <syndrome> Tendonitis and bursitis around the trochanter major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochanterplasty | Plastic surgery of the trochanters and neck of the femur. Origin: trochanter + G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |