genu
genu — 名詞
- genusingular
- genusplural
1. a Latin term for something relating to the knee, mainly seen in anatomical label
膝的
醫學拉丁語中指膝部
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.
The textbook explains that genu means "knee-related" in older Latin anatomy.
課本說明 genu 在較早的拉丁解剖用語裡表示「膝的」。
genu means "knee-related" in anatomical Latin
The surgeon wrote genu valgum on Mira's chart after the exam.
醫師在檢查後把 genu valgum 寫在 Mira 的病歷上。
genu + valgum in a medical diagnosis
In the glossary, genu appears before terms for unusual knee positions.
在詞彙表裡，genu 排在幾個膝位異常術語的前面。
Our teacher said genu helps name conditions that change the knee's angle.
老師說 genu 常用來替膝部角度改變的病況命名。
The museum label used genu for the bent joint in the statue.
博物館標籤用 genu 來描述那尊雕像彎曲的關節。
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.