knee (redirected from bowed knee)

knee (ne)

1. genu; the area around the articulation of the femur and tibia.

2. any structure resembling this part of the leg.

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housemaid's knee  inflammation of the bursa of the patella, with fluid accumulating within it.

knock knee  knock-knee.

trick knee  a popular term for a knee joint susceptible to locking in position, most often due to longitudinal splitting of the medial meniscus.

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knee (n)

n.

1. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.

2. The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.

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knee,

n a joint complex that connects the thigh with the lower leg. It consists of 3 condyloid joints, 12 ligaments, 13 bursae, and the patella.

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knee

in large animals, the carpus; in small animals, the stifle. See Table 11.

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bench knee

conformation defect in which the metacarpus is not centered symmetrically to the carpus.

blemished knee

scarred or otherwise imperfect appearance.

broken knee

used to mean that a horse has fallen and broken the skin over the carpus.

knee gall

see knee thoroughpin (below).

knee jerk

see patellar reflex.

popped knee

see carpitis.

knee spavin

an old-fashioned name for chronic carpitis in horses.

knee strap

a short strap used to strap up a horse's leg in a flexed position so that it is as immobile as a three-legged horse. A good form of restraint for a horse that is rearing.

knee thoroughpin

distention of the carpal sheath in the horse. Visible as a fluid-filled distention at the back of the knee.