Medical Definition of Fossa trochanterica

1. A depression at the root of the neck of the femur beneath the curved tip of the great trochanter; it gives attachment to the tendon of the obturator externus. Synonym: fossa trochanterica, digital fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Trochanterica

fossa sacci lacrimalis
fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis
fossa scarpae major
fossa subarcuata
fossa submandibularis
fossa subscapularis
fossa supraclavicularis major
fossa supraclavicularis minor
fossa supraspinata
fossa supratonsillaris
fossa temporalis
fossa tonsillaris
fossa triangularis
fossa trochanterica (current term)
fossa trochlearis
fossa venae cavae
fossa venae umbilicalis
fossa venosa
fossa vesicae biliaris
fossae
fossane
fossas
fossate
fosse
fossed
fosses
fosset

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