genu

Noun

Synonyms: knee knee joint human knee articulatio genus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellaSynonyms: knee knee joint human knee articulatio genus

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Genu \Ge"nu\, n.; pl. Genua. [L., the knee.] (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain. [1913 Webster]