genu
Americannoun
plural
genua-
the knee.
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a kneelike part or bend.
noun
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the technical name for the knee
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any kneelike bend in a structure or part
Other Word Forms
- genual adjective
- supergenual adjective
Etymology
Origin of genu
1850–55; < Latin; cognate with Greek góny knee
Example Sentences
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In certain cases, genu valgum or abduction of the leg is present along with a slight degree of flexion.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Flecte genu, lignumque crucis venerabile adora, says Lactantius.
From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael
Such a section will cut the corpus callosum anteriorly at the genu and posteriorly at the splenium, but the body is above the plane of section.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The capsule adapts itself to the contour of the lenticular nucleus and has an anterior limb, a bend or genu, and a posterior limb.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Finally, genu valgum may be a result of various forms of osteomyelitis of the lower end of the femur, or of disease in the knee-joint, such as tuberculosis, arthritis deformans, or Charcot's disease.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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