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GENU

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: genua   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

Synonyms:

articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("genu" is a kind of...):

ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

Meronyms (parts of "genu"):

kneecap; kneepan; patella (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)

musculus articularis genus (the articular muscle of the knee)

genicular vein; vena genus (veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein)

Holonyms ("genu" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

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