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Genu

noun

(pl. genua)

Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella. Synonyms: articulatio genus, human knee, knee, knee joint.

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"Genu" Quotes from Famous Books

... is fibrous or osseous ankylosis, the choice lies between arthroplasty, the removal of a wedge of bone which includes the joint, or, in patients who are still growing, of a wedge from the femur above the level of the epiphysial cartilage. Backward displacement of the tibia, genu recurvatum, and genu ...

— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles

Words linked to "Genu" : kneepan, leg, kneecap, genicular vein, hinge joint, ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, patella