genu

[ jee-noo, -nyoo, jen-oo, -yoo ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural ge·nu·a [jen, -oo-, uh, -yoo-, uh].

1. the knee.
2. a kneelike part or bend.

genu

/ ˈdʒɛnjuː /

noun

1. See knee
   the technical name for the knee
2. any kneelike bend in a structure or part

Other Words From

• genu·al adjective
• super·genu·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of genu¹

1850–55; < Latin; cognate with Greek góny knee

Word History and Origins

Origin of genu¹

Latin: knee

Example Sentences

"It's genu-ine all right," he at length admitted grudgingly.

From Project Gutenberg

Genoa is believed to derive its name from the fact that the shape of this portion of the coast resembles that of a knee (genu).

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Ovid says—'qui medius nixique genu est anguemque tenentis,' Met.

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The capsule adapts itself to the contour of the lenticular nucleus and has an anterior limb, a bend or genu, and a posterior limb.

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A far commoner deformity than the preceding is that known as knock-knee (or Genu Valgum).

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