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geniculate

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geniculate /ge·nic·u·late/ (je-nik´u-lat) bent, like a knee.
ge·nic·u·late (j-nky-lt) or ge·nic·u·lat·ed (-ltd)
adj.
1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.
2. Of, relating to, or being the geniculate body or geniculate ganglion.
3. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
geniculate
bent, like a knee.
geniculate body
see geniculate body (lateral).
geniculate ganglion
see geniculate ganglion.


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