trochanter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

trochanter
    n 1: one of the bony prominences developed near the upper
         extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Trochanter \Tro*chan"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]
   1. (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur,
      the outer being called the {great trochanter}, and the
      inner the {small trochanter}.
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   2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the
      second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
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