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intertrochanteric

intertrochanteric adjective: between the two trochanters of the femur.

Adjective

intertrochanteric (not comparable)

  1. Between the two trochanters of the femur

Origin of intertrochanteric

From inter- + trochanteric.

Questions about intertrochanteric

What does intertrochanteric mean?
Intertrochanteric means between the two trochanters of the femur.
What part of speech is intertrochanteric?
Intertrochanteric is an adjective.

Words near intertrochanteric in the dictionary

  1. intertrigonous
  2. intertrigos
  3. intertrimer
  4. intertrimeric
  5. intertrochanter
  6. intertrochanteric
  7. intertrochantric
  8. intertrochlear
  9. intertrons
  10. intertroop
  11. intertrophic

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