trochanter
/trəʊˈkæntə(r)/noun
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- Anatomy any of a number of bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh bone【剖】粗隆, 转子（肌肉可依附于股骨上部的骨骼突起）。
2
- Entomology the small second segment of the leg of an insect, between the coxa and the femur【昆】转节（昆虫腿的第二小节, 位于基节与股节之间）。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French, from Greek trokhantēr, from trekhein 'to run'.