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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROCHANTER

Via French from Greek trokhantēr, from trekhein to run.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TROCHANTER

trochanter  [trəʊˈkæntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROCHANTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trochanter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROCHANTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of trochanter in the English dictionary

The definition of trochanter in the dictionary is any of several processes on the upper part of the vertebrate femur, to which muscles are attached. Other definition of trochanter is the third segment of an insect's leg.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROCHANTER


almacantar
ˌælməˈkæntə
almucantar
ˌælməˈkæntə
anta
ˈæntə
antre
ˈæntə
Atalanta
ˌætəˈlæntə
Atlanta
ætˈlæntə
banter
ˈbæntə
canter
ˈkæntə
decanter
dɪˈkæntə
descanter
desˈkæntə
discanter
dɪsˈkæntə
dreikanter
ˈdraɪkæntə
infanta
ɪnˈfæntə
manta
ˈmæntə
panter
ˈpæntə
planta
ˈplæntə
plantar
ˈplæntə
recanter
rɪˈkæntə
Santa
ˈsæntə
Tanta
ˈtæntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROCHANTER

trochaic
trochaically
trochal
trochanteral
trochanteric
troche
trocheameter
trochee
trochelminth
trochili
trochilic
trochilus
trochiscus
trochite
trochlea
trochleae
trochlear nerve
trochoid
trochoidal
trochoidally

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROCHANTER

at a canter
center
chanter
Covenanter
disenchanter
enchanter
granter
implanter
instanter
levanter
planter
ranter
Santer
slanter
subchanter
supplanter
tam-o´-shanter
transplanter
tranter
wanter
warranter

Synonyms and antonyms of trochanter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trochanter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROCHANTER

Find out the translation of trochanter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trochanter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trochanter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trocánter
570 millions of speakers

English

trochanter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trochanter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вертела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trocânter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

trochanter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trochanter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trochanter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trochanter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

転子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전자 부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trochanter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trochanter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிற்றுச்சிமுனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trokanter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trocantere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krętarza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вертіла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trohanterului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροχαντήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troganter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trochanter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trochanter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trochanter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROCHANTER»

The term «trochanter» is regularly used and occupies the 61.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROCHANTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trochanter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trochanter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trochanter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROCHANTER»

Discover the use of trochanter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trochanter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pediatric Fractures and Dislocations
The traction of the iliopsoas usually causes more or less severe displacement of the avulsed lesser trochanter (left). The traction of the medial gluteal musculature can cause displacement in an avulsion of the greater trochanter (right) after ...
Lutz von Laer, 2011
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Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
The long lever arm created by the greater trochanter not only assists the abductor muscles, but also decreases the joint reactive force in the hip.20"22 Restoration of the greater trochanter in revision hip surgery is essential to reestablish ...
James V. Bono, 1999
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Atlas of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
TRANSFER OF GREATER TROCHANTER Whenever the growth of the proximal femoral physis is disrupted and that of the greater trochanter is not, an imbalance of the abductor musculature results. This usually occurs as a result of Perthes ...
Raymond T. Morrissy, Stuart L. Weinstein, 2006
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Lasts Anatomy Regional and Applied
The neck joins the greater trochanter in front along a rough ridge, the intertrochanteric line. The capsule of the hip joint is attached to the line; the anterior surface of the neck with its adherent retinacular fibres is wholly intra- capsular (Fig. 3.10 ...
Mcminn, 2003
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A Dictionary of Entomology
The mesial end of the Trochanter modified into a Condyle (MacGillivray). TROCASUTURE Noun. A suture of the Trochanter (MacGillivray). Alt. Trochasuture. TROCHACORIA Noun. The Coria ofthe Trochanter in the insect leg (MacGillivray).
Gordon Gordh, David Headrick, 2001
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Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
The gluteus medius muscle originates on the lateral ilium, inserts on the greater trochanter, and acts in hip internal rotation (anterior muscle), hip external rotation (posterior muscle), hip abduction, and hip backward flexion; its nerve is the ...
Dale Berg, Katherine Worzala, 2006
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The Adult Hip
Inadequate soft-tissue tension after THA can result in chronic dislocations that can be managed with distal transfer of the greater trochanter. It should be noted, however, that nonunion rates increase once the trochanter is shifted more than 1  ...
John J. Callaghan, Aaron G. Rosenberg, Harry E. Rubash, 2007
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology
45): the trochanter of the hind leg middle trochanter, trochanter pedis medialis ( Fig. 45): the trochanter of the middle leg simple trochanter, trochanter simplex: the joint is of a single ring connecting the coxa with the femur trochanter, ris, m.
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999
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The Anatomy of the Human Body ..
The trochanter are the longest processes in the human body for the attachment of muscles, and they are named trochanter (or processes for turning the thigh) from their office, which is the receiving of those great muscles which not only bend ...
John Bell, Sir Charles Bell, 1802
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Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction
In 1966, Fielding and Magliato25 introduced a classification system based on the location of the major fracture line relative to the lesser trochanter and proposed three types. In 1976, Zickel112 reported his results with treatment of proximal ...
Bruce D. Browner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROCHANTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trochanter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dear Dr. Roach: Find a specialist for trochanteric bursitis
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year old woman with longstanding trochanteric bursitis. I am always offered cortisone injections, and most of them have not worked. «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
2
Dr. Roach: Find a specialist for trochanteric bursitis
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year old woman with longstanding trochanteric bursitis. I am always offered cortisone injections, and most of them have not worked. «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
3
Whole-Body MRI to Detect Enthesitis
On WBMRI, enthesitis was most frequently identified at the greater trochanter, Achilles, and supraspinatous tendon insertions. These sites were also commonly ... «Medscape, May 15»
4
Photos: The First Dino Fossil Found in Washington
The highlighted blue area showed the fourth trochanter, an anatomical feature on the surface of the bone, which is prominent and positioned closely to the hip. «Live Science, May 15»
5
trochanter major schmerz nur bei
Fußballer,Schmerzen am linken trochanter major,aber nur bei Belastung/laufen,außerdem stand im Rezept noch Hüftdysplasie,was anscheinend erst jetzt ... «Physiowissen, Jan 15»
6
Little Muscles Can Create Big Pain
It attaches proximally to the external surface of the ilium and distally to the anterior surface of the greater trochanter of the femur (Photo 1A). The muscle fibers of ... «Massage Today, Oct 14»
7
Don't let hip bursitis beat you
Hip bursitis is very common. It occurs at the side of the hip, where a large tendon passes over the greater trochanter or the large bony bump that we all have on ... «Coastal Point, Oct 14»
8
DNR Clinic Offers Hip Bursitis Treatment in Manhattan
Hip bursitis, which is also called trochanteric bursitis, occurs when the trochanteric bursa becomes irritated or inflamed. This bursa is a fluid-filled sac in the hip, ... «PR Web, Sep 14»
9
Bursitis a persistent, painful affliction
Hip bursitis is an irritation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that sits on top of the greater trochanter, a bony prominence on the outside of the hip bone (femur), the ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Sep 14»
10
Nursing Assistant: Chapter Review
In the chapter on mobility, two h's are silent: eschar, as in necrotic tissue, a black wound, and trochanter, as in trochanter prominence, as in there are many ways ... «The New Yorker, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Trochanter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/trochanter>. Apr 2024 ».
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