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Meaning of GENU

Pronunciation:  'jeenoo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
 
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 Synonyms: articulatio genus, knee, knee joint
 
 See Also: genicular vein, ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint, kneecap, kneepan, leg, musculus articularis genus, patella, vena genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ge"nu\, n.; pl. {Genua}. [L., the knee.] (Anat.)
(a) The knee.
(b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum
    of the brain.
 

 

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