knock-knee

[ nok-nee ]

noun

1. inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to knock together in walking.
2. knock-knees, the knees of a person whose legs have such curvature.

knock-knee

noun

1. a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing Technical namegenu valgum

Derived Forms

• ˌknock-ˈkneed, adjective

Other Words From

• knock-kneed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of knock-knee¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Flat-foot is often associated with knock-knee in children and young adults who are the subject of rickets.

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He was low in stature, rather stout, and very knock-knee'd; and his face was one paradise of never-fading ale-blossoms.

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

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Laxity of the ligaments and knock-knee are predisposing factors.

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In oblique fracture a gliding displacement is liable to occur and cause bow- or knock-knee.

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