Knee: alternatives and connections

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.

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The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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The kneepan.

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A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.

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A small dish, pan, or vase.

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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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The knee.

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The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- ca…

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