genu /ge·nu/ (je´nu) pl. ge´nua [L.]
genu recurvatum
genu recurvatum
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 re·cur·va·tum (r  kûr-v  t m)n. The backward curvature of the knee; hyperextension of the knee. |
genu recurvatum
Etymology: L, genu, knee, recurvare, to bend back
a deformity in which the lower leg is hyperextended at the knee joint. Also called back knee.
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 recurvatum
Orthopedics Hyperextension of the knee, linked to paralysis of either the hamstrings or quadriceps. Cf Genu Valgum.
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