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    HUMAN KNEE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellaplay

    Synonyms:

    articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("human knee" is a kind of...):

    ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

    Meronyms (parts of "human knee"):

    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)

    Holonyms ("human knee" is a part of...):

    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)

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