trochanter(n = noun.body) - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached;
is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
is a part of femoris, femur, thighbone

1.  One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter. [1913 Webster]

2.  The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. [1913 Webster]

trochanter, n.
1 Anat. any of several bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of the thigh-bone.
2 Zool. the second segment of the leg in insects.

Etymology:
F f. Gk trokhanter f. trekho run