genu
IPA/ˈdʒen.juː/
IPA/ˈdʒiː.nuː/
genu — noun
- genusingular
- genusplural
1. a Latin term for something relating to the knee, mainly seen in anatomical label
1.名詞C2
釋義
a Latin term for something relating to the knee, mainly seen in anatomical labels and in names for body parts that bend in a similar way.
例句
The textbook explains that genu means "knee-related" in older Latin anatomy.
genu means "knee-related" in anatomical Latin
The surgeon wrote genu valgum on Mira's chart after the exam.
genu + valgum in a medical diagnosis
In the glossary, genu appears before terms for unusual knee positions.
Our teacher said genu helps name conditions that change the knee's angle.
The museum label used genu for the bent joint in the statue.
文法句型
the term genu
genu + valgum/varum/recurvatum
用法筆記
Usually appears inside fixed medical Latin phrases such as genu valgum rather than as an everyday English noun for the body part.
常見錯誤
❌The runner hurt his genu during practice.
✅The runner hurt his knee during practice.
💡genu is a Latin medical label, not the normal everyday English word for the body part.