Trochanter vs. Tuberosity

(anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.

In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.

One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.

The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

any of a number of bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh bone.

the small second segment of the leg of an insect, between the coxa and the femur.

A trochanter is a tubercle of the femur near its joint with the hip bone. In humans and most mammals, the trochanters serve as important muscle attachment sites.

(uncountable) The condition of being tuberous

A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached

The state of being tuberous.

An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament