HyperDic: human_knee

English > 1 sense of the expression human knee:
NOUNbodyhuman knee, knee, knee joint, articulatio genus, genuhinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
English > human knee: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaninghinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
Synonymsknee, knee joint, articulatio genus, genu
Part oflegA human limb
Partsgenicular vein, vena genusveins that drain blood from structures around the knee
musculus articularis genusThe articular muscle of the knee
patella, kneecap, kneepanA small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
Broaderhinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid jointA freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
Spanishgenu, hinojo, rodilla
Catalangenoll, genu

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