Definition of Antitrochanter. Meaning of Antitrochanter. Synonyms of Antitrochanter

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Definition of Antitrochanter

Antitrochanter
Antitrochanter An`ti*tro*chan"ter, n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.

Meaning of Antitrochanter from wikipedia

- fact that the hip joint is overhung by a hood-shaped extension of the antitrochanter; the front of this hood reaches further to below and to the outer side...
- classification difficult. Similarities with theropods include a groove, or antitrochanter, on the ilium bone of the hip that is part of the acetabulum (a depression...
- stegosaurians, notable synapomorphies of Stegosauridae include a large antitrochanter (supracetabular process) in the ilium, a long prepubic process and long...
- to the femur in vertical position, as shown by the location of the antitrochanter in the hip joint. Dieter S. Peters considered it very unlikely that...
- brevis fossa on the ilium; semi-perforate acetabulum; `kidney-shaped' antitrochanter; well-developed posterior portion of the iliac blade; two sacral vertebrae;...
- Immediately behind the acetabulum on the ischiadic peduncle lies the antitrochanter, an articular surface that extents ventrally onto the ischium and articulates...
- and displays a retroverted pubis, fusion of the ischium and ilium, an antitrochanter, and the presence of a renal fossa. The pubis does appear to display...
- a short, horizontal postacetabular process that is functionally an antitrochanter[clarification needed]. The discovery of P. venenica added significant...
- Ixalerpeton from all previously-described lagerpetids; there is an antitrochanter on the ilium; the end of the shaft of the ischium is tall; there is...
- a better-developed antitrochanter. On the other hand, the derived lambeosaurine Hypacrosaurus has a well-developed antitrochanter even at the hatchling...