knock-knee

[ nok-nee ]

/ ˈnɒkˌni /

noun

inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to knock together in walking.

knock-knees, the knees of a person whose legs have such curvature.

Words nearby knock-knee

knock the socks off, knock together, knock up, knock-down-drag-out, knock-for-knock, knock-knee, knock-on, knock-on effect, knockabout, knockdown, knocked-down

Origin of knock-knee

First recorded in 1820–30

OTHER WORDS FROM knock-knee

knock-kneed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for knock-knee

In oblique fracture a gliding displacement is liable to occur and cause bow- or knock-knee.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
If allowed to unite with the condyle displaced, the articular surface is oblique and bow- or knock-knee results.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
There may be knock-knee on the one side and bow-knee on the other.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Flat-foot is often associated with knock-knee in children and young adults who are the subject of rickets.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

Laxity of the ligaments and knock-knee are predisposing factors.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for knock-knee

knock-knee

noun

a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standingTechnical name: genu valgum

Derived forms of knock-knee

knock-kneed, adjective

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Medical definitions for knock-knee

knock-knee

[ nŏk′nē′ ]

n.

A deformity of the legs in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles are spread widely apart.