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1. <anatomy> One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.
2. <zoology> The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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