English > human knee: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | 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 | knee, knee joint, articulatio genus, genu |
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| Part of | leg | A human limb |
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| Parts | genicular vein, vena genus | veins that drain blood from structures around the knee |
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| musculus articularis genus | The articular muscle of the knee |
| patella, kneecap, kneepan | A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint |
| Broader | hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint | A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
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| Spanish | genu, hinojo, rodilla |
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| Catalan | genoll, genu |
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