Definition of knee joint Knee joint
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What does knee joint mean?
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| knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||
| knee, human knee, articulatio genus, genu | ||
| ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane | ||
| leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | ||
| kneecap, kneepan, patella type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets | ||
| musculus articularis genus the articular muscle of the knee | ||
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