genu /ge·nu/ (je´nu) pl. ge´nua [L.]
genu varum
genu varum
1. the knee.
2. any kneelike structure.
genu extror´sum bowleg.
genu intror´sum knock-knee.
genu recurva´tum hyperextensibility of the knee joint.
genu val´gum knock-knee.
genu va´rum bowleg.
genu var·um (vâr  m)n. Bowleg. |
genu varum
Etymology: L, knee, varus, bent outward
a deformity in which one or both legs are bent outward at the knee. Also called bowleg. Compare genu valgum.
genu
pl. genua [L.] the knee.
genu extrorsum
bowleg.
genu of facial nerve
the bend in the facial nerve at the lateral end of the internal acoustic meatus.
genu introrsum
knock-knee.
genu recurvatum
hyperextensibility of the knee joint.
genu valgum
knock-knee.
genu varum
bowleg.
genu varum
Bowleg Orthopedics A frontal plane deformity of the knee in which the distal tibia is directed towards the midline/median sagittal plane; GV is usually associated with coxa valga–the ankles are together and knees apart, and
the Pt stands with feet together, knees separated and the tibias angled downward and inward. See Coxa valga.
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