Greater Trochanter Definition

noun
A strong process overhanging the root of the neck of the femur, giving attachment to the middle and least gluteal muscles as well as other muscles that control thigh movement.
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Greater Trochanter Sentence Examples

  • Lateral pain, worse on lying on that side, with tenderness over the greater trochanter suggests secondary trochanteric bursitis.

  • At the junction of the femoral neck and the femoral shaft is a large bony protrusion called the greater trochanter.

  • The area of the thigh bone at its upper end is called the greater trochanter.

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