n. 1. the knee. 2. any bent anatomical structure resembling the knee. —genual adj.
The medical term for knock-knee – a deformity of the lower limbs in such a direction that when the limbs are straightened, the legs diverge from one another. As a result, in walking, the knees knock against each other. The amount of knock-knee is measured by the distance between the medial malleoli of the ankles, with the inner surfaces of the knee touching and the knee-caps facing forwards. The condition is so common in children between the ages of 2–6 years that it may almost be regarded as a normal phase in childhood. When marked, or persisting into later childhood, it can be corrected by surgery (osteotomy).... genu valgum
(pl. genera) The taxonomic category below Family, but above Species. A taxonomic grouping of closelyrelated species. A category of biological classification, see genera and Taxonomy.... genus
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