| NOUN | body | human knee, knee, knee joint, articulatio genus, genu | 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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| 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 | |
| Part of | leg | A human limb |
| Parts | genicular vein, vena genus | veins that drain blood from structures around the knee |
| 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 |
| Spanish | genu, hinojo, rodilla | |
| Catalan | genoll, genu | |
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