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Trochanteric

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tro·chan·ter  (tr-kntr)
n.
1. Any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates.
2. The second proximal segment of the leg of an insect.
[New Latin, from Greek trokhantr, ball of the hip joint, from trekhein, to run.]
tro·chanter·al, trochan·teric (trkn-trk, -kn-) adj.
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