genu

See also: ĝenu

English

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genu

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Etymology

PIE word
*ǵónu

Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(j)u/
• Rhymes: -ɛnjuː

Noun

genu (plural genua)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) The knee.

   Hyponyms: genu valgum, genu varum

   1. A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.

Derived terms

• genual
• genu-

Related terms

• geniculate

References

• “genu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “genu”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Egun