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genu

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genunoun

    hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

Wiktionary

  1. genunoun

    knee

  2. genunoun

    A knee-like bend.

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  1. genu

    Genu is a Latin term that generally refers to the knee or the knee area. However, in medical and biological contexts, it can also refer to a specific part in a structure or an organ resembling or relating to the knee, particularly in terms of its bending or curved shape. For example, in neuroanatomy, the "genu of the corpus callosum" refers to the front, curved part of the corpus callosum in the brain.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Genunoun

    the knee

  2. Genunoun

    the kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain

  3. Etymology: [L., the knee.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of genu in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of genu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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