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Trochanter Moderate

Trochanter has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

2

In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.

See Also
bitrochanteric hypotrochanteric trochanteral coxa trochantinal arthropod trochantine trochantinian
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Rhyming Words
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