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noun
The knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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noun
The knee.
A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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noun
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint
History
PIE word *ǵónu Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).
