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trochanteric fossa

indentation in the thigh bone
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trochanteric fossa

Summary

Key Facts

  • trochanteric fossa is a type of zone of femur[1].
  • trochanteric fossa is a type of subdivision of surface of proximal epiphysis of femur[2].
  • trochanteric fossa is a type of fossa[3].
  • trochanteric fossa is part of greater trochanter[4].
  • trochanteric fossa's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[5].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include zone of femur[1], subdivision of surface of proximal epiphysis of femur[2], and fossa[3].

Use and Application

trochanteric fossa is part of greater trochanter[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ta98 latin term → fossa trochanterica
    Foundational model of anatomy id → 43703
    Terminologia anatomica 98 id → A02.5.04.006
    Wikidata description → indentation in the thigh bone
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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