"genu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(j)u/ [General-American] Forms: genua [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnjuː Etymology: PIE word *ǵónu Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*ǵónu}} *ǵónu, {{PIE word|en|ǵónu}} PIE word *ǵónu, {{bor|en|la|genu||knee}} Latin genu (“knee”) Head templates: {{en-noun|genua}} genu (plural genua)
  1. (anatomy, zootomy) The knee. Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-genu-en-noun-aC9kCI85 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) The knee.
    A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-genu-en-noun-NO57Eybo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: genual, genu- Related terms: geniculate

Inflected forms

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