Term Name: | internal trochanter |
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Definition: | A boney projection on the internal diaphysis of the femur anterior or medial to the intertrochanteric fossa, below the femoral head. Muscle attachment site for ventral muscle mass notably the puboischiofemoralis externus. Modified from Romer 1956 |
Ontology: | [UBERON:4200036] |