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genu (s), genua (pl)
1. The knee or the hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
2. A kneelike part or bend.
3. The knee or the site of articulation between the thigh (femur) and the leg.
4. A general term used to designate any anatomic structure bent like the knee.
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genu-, geni-, gen- +
(Latin: knee)
Genuflection
(from Late Latin, 1526, genuflectionem (genuflexio), from stem of genuflectere "genuflect", from Latin genu, "knee" + flectere< "to bend")
Word Entries containing the term: “genu”
genu valgum
1. An inward slant of the thigh.
2. A deformity marked by lateral angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh; knock-knee.
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