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TROCHANTER MAJOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
trochanter major
Latin
CONT

The greater trochanter extends superiorly from the shaft of the femur just lateral to the region where the shaft joins the neck of the femur ... The greater trochanter has an elongate ridge on its anterolateral surface for attachment of the gluteus minimus and a similar ridge more posteriorly on its lateral surface for attachment of the gluteus medius. Between these two points, the greater trochanter is palpable.

OBS

greater trochanter; trochanter major: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
trochanter major
Latin
OBS

grand trochanter : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

trochanter major : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
trochanter major
Latin
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