Associations to the word «Genu»

Wiktionary

GENU, noun. (anatomy) (zoology) knee
GENU, noun. A knee-like bend.
GENU VALGUM, noun. (medicine) The condition in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles far apart
GENU VALGUMS, noun. Plural of genu valgum
GENU VARUM, noun. (medical) bowleg

Dictionary definition

GENU, noun. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky