genu
Americannoun
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genua
plural
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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
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Origin of genu
1850–55; < Latin; cognate with Greek góny knee
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In course of time the posterior ligament is stretched, and the joint becomes hyper-extended, acquiring the attitude of genu recurvatum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
These necessaries are confined at the knee by a transverse row of pearl buttons crossing the genu patella.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 by Various
Backward curving of the upper end of the tibia has been already described as one of the causes of genu recurvatum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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 Alexander Miles
Genu valgum and genu varum are ordinary deformities and quite common in all classes.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The preceding syllable then becomes long; as,— abjete for abiete; genva for genua.
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
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