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trochanter
Either of the two bony prominences at the upper end of the femur lateral to and below its neck.
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troch-, trocho- +
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“trochanter”
The short second division of the leg (away from the body), between the hip joint and the area in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee belo): In various arthropods, the trochanter is the second part of the leg, between the femur and the coxa.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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