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1. (n.) trochanter
(in humans) either of two knobs at the top of the femur that serve for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
2. trochanter
(in other vertebrates) any of two or more similar knobs at the top of the femur.
3. trochanter
the second segment of an insect leg, between the coxa and femur.
Etymology: (1605–15; < NL < Gk trochantēr; akin to
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1. (noun) trochanter
one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
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1. (noun) trochanter
one of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter
2. (noun) trochanter
the third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa
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