genu

[ jee-noo, -nyoo, jen-oo, -yoo ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural ge·nu·a [jen, -oo-, uh, -yoo-, uh].

1. the knee.
2. a kneelike part or bend.

genu

/ ˈdʒɛnjuː /

noun

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

Other Words From

• genu·al adjective
• super·genu·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of genu¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of genu¹

Latin: knee

Example Sentences

The word “kneel” derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “genu-” which meant both “knee” and “angle.”

From Seattle Times

Par� declared that genu valgum, that is knock-knees, were due to similar causes as those which produced club foot, or at least that the affections were related.

From Project Gutenberg

They begin at their antero-ventral part near the genu of the corpus callosum and the anterior pillars of the fornix, and these are the parts which first appear in the lower mammals.

From Project Gutenberg

Backward curving of the upper end of the tibia has been already described as one of the causes of genu recurvatum.

From Project Gutenberg

These necessaries are confined at the knee by a transverse row of pearl buttons crossing the genu patella.

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