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knee

Definition:

(nou) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella (nou) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee (nou) the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

Phonetic Transcription:

niː

Examples:

With the knee extended, it adducts the thigh and flexes the hip.

Importantly, the femur also angles in toward the knee from the hip.

The word ham originally referred to the fat and muscle behind the knee.

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