articulatio genus

Thesaurus

Noun

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articulatio genus - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella genu, human knee, knee, knee joint kneecap, kneepan, patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint musculus articularis genus - the articular muscle of the knee genicular vein, vena genus - veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane