| English noun: knee joint | |||
| 1. | knee joint (body) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||
| Synonyms | articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint | ||
| Part holonym | genicular vein, kneecap, kneepan, musculus articularis genus, patella, vena genus | ||
| Part meronym | leg | ||