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| tro·chan·ter [ trō kántər ] (plural tro·chan·ters) |
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1. part of femur: either of two rough knobs on the upper thigh bone femur, where the muscles between the thigh and pelvis are attached in humans and other vertebrates
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2. part of insect's leg: the second segment from the base of an insect's leg
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Greek trokhantēr "ball on which the hip bone turns in its socket" < trekhein "run"] |
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