| NOUN | body | knee, knee joint, human knee, 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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| animal | knee, stifle | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped | |
| artifact | knee | the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee |
| Sounds | niy' | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| 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 joint, human knee, 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 | |
| Adjectives | knee-length | extending to the knee |
| popliteal | of or relating to the area behind the knee joint | |
| Meaning | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. | |
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| Synonym | stifle | |
| Part of | hind leg | The back limb of a quadruped |
| Broader | joint, articulation, articulatio | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion) |
| Spanish | babilla | |
| Catalan | cassoleta | |
| Meaning | The part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee. | |
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| Part of | leg | A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg |
| Broader | cloth covering | A covering made of cloth |
| Spanish | rodilla | |
| Catalan | genoll | |
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