genu

[ jee-noo, -nyoo, jen-oo, -yoo ]
/ ˈdʒi nu, -nyu, ˈdʒɛn u, -yu /

noun, plural ge·nu·a [jen-oo-uh, -yoo-uh] /ˈdʒɛn u ə, -yu ə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

the knee.
a kneelike part or bend.

Origin of genu

1850–55; < Latin; cognate with Greek góny knee

OTHER WORDS FROM genu

ge·nu·al, adjective su·per·ge·nu·al, adjective

Words nearby genu

gentrified, gentrify, gentry, gents, gents', genu, genu recurvatum, genu valgum, genu varum, genual, genucubital position

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British Dictionary definitions for genu

genu
/ (ˈdʒɛnjuː) /

noun plural genua (ˈdʒɛnjʊə) anatomy

the technical name for the knee
any kneelike bend in a structure or part

Word Origin for genu

Latin: knee

Medical definitions for genu

genu
[ jē′nōō, jĕn′yōō ]

n. pl. gen•u•a (jĕn′yōō-ə)

Knee.
An anatomical structure resembling the angular shape of a flexed knee.