genu Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
    knee; articulatio genus; knee joint; human knee.

WordNet


Ge"nu noun
Etymology
L., the knee.
Wordforms
plural Genua
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain.

Webster 1913