genu

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

genu
    n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
         fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
         [syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {human knee}, {articulatio
         genus}, {genu}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Genu \Ge"nu\, n.; pl. {Genua}. [L., the knee.] (Anat.)
   (a) The knee.
   (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum
       of the brain.
       [1913 Webster]

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