trochanter
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000980
A bony prominence near the extremity of the femur that normally serves as attachment points for hip and thigh muscles[MP,modified]. [ MP:0004627 ]
Synonyms: femoral trochanter, trochanter of femur
Term info
- Wikipedia:Trochanter
- NCIT:C33814
- MA:0002821
- AAO:0000897
- UMLS:C0162370 (ncithesaurus:Trochanter)
- SCTID:182047004
- FMA:82513
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Process on the ventral surface of the shaft of the femur.[AAO]
there are two in human (greater and lesser trochanters) and three in many other mammalian species (greater, lesser and third)
uberon
UBERON:0000980
Trochanter
Term relations
- zone of long bone
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some femur
- only in taxon some Vertebrata
- contributes to morphology of some femur