Genu
[jee-noo, -nyoo, jen-oo, -yoo] /ˈdʒi nu, -nyu, ˈdʒɛn u, -yu/
noun, plural genua
[jen-oo-uh, -yoo-uh] /ˈdʒɛn u ə, -yu ə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
the knee.
2.
a kneelike part or bend.
/ˈdʒɛnjuː/
noun (anatomy) (pl) genua (ˈdʒɛnjʊə)
1.
the technical name for the knee
2.
any kneelike bend in a structure or part
genu ge·nu (jē’nōō, jěn’yōō)
n. pl. gen·u·a (jěn’yōō-ə)
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